With AI, researchers can now identify the smallest crystals
One longstanding problem has sidelined life-saving drugs, stalled next-generation batteries, and kept archaeologists from identifying the origins of ancient artifacts.
Artificial intelligence, as a technique, refers to computational methods that enable machines to perform tasks that typically require human cognitive capabilities, such as perception, reasoning, learning, and decision-making. Core AI techniques include search and optimization algorithms, symbolic reasoning and knowledge representation, probabilistic inference, and machine learning approaches such as supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning. These techniques often rely on statistical modeling, function approximation, and gradient-based optimization to construct models that generalize from data. AI techniques are implemented in software frameworks, integrated into pipelines for training, validation, and deployment, and are evaluated using task-specific performance metrics and robustness assessments.
One longstanding problem has sidelined life-saving drugs, stalled next-generation batteries, and kept archaeologists from identifying the origins of ancient artifacts.
Nanophysics
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As plastic pollution in the world's oceans reaches critical levels, recently published research reveals how artificial intelligence-driven algorithms can dramatically accelerate plastic waste removal, boosting efficiency ...
Environment
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A study published in Physical Review Letters outlines a new approach for extracting information from binary systems by looking at the entire posterior distribution instead of making decisions based on individual parameters.
Researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a neural network model based on self-attention mechanisms to rapidly predict radiation shielding designs for space ...
Space Exploration
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An international team of researchers has developed a new method for parameterizing machine-learning interatomic potentials (MLIP) to simulate magnetic materials, making the prediction of their properties much more reliable ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 16, 2025
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Extreme cosmic events such as colliding black holes or the explosions of stars can cause ripples in spacetime, so-called gravitational waves. Their discovery opened a new window into the universe. To observe them, ultra-precise ...
Astronomy
Apr 15, 2025
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A deep learning framework transforms decades of solar data into a unified, high-resolution view—adjusting instruments, overcoming limitations, and helping us better understand our star.
Astronomy
Apr 15, 2025
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The El Niño phenomenon in the South Atlantic and Benguela current, which flows along the west coast of southern Africa, have a significant impact on the tropical Atlantic region, leading to extensive effects on local marine ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 14, 2025
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The powerful potential of nanotechnologies and AI to detect oral cancer earlier and more accurately has been revealed by a University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study published in ACS Nano.
Bio & Medicine
Apr 14, 2025
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When satellite technology meets environmental innovation, the possibilities are boundless. QL Space exemplifies this synergy by providing customized Earth observation solutions that combine satellite imagery with cutting-edge ...
Environment
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