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This year’s Fields Medal honors four mathematicians in their 30s who have made their mark in geometry and physics.

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A KAIST research team has won an international AI challenge held in conjunction with ICML 2026 for developing a system that can interpret images and text, apply physical laws, and explain its ...

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The famous particle accelerator has gone silent, but its next chapter could usher in a new era of particle physics.

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Neither matter nor force, paraparticles would be something else entirely. Fresh hints that they exist are raising hopes that ...

Physics-informed machine learning connects atomic structure with ion transport and electrolyte stability, accelerating better sodium- and lithium-ion batteries.

A new paper in the journal Nature Physics offers insights into the physics of liquid droplets—and while many people may not ...