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Machine learning is transforming the control of particle accelerators, enabling "autonomous driving" for these complex systems. Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics and Xiamen University ...

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When do amorphous solids lose their stability? Physicists at the University of Konstanz provide a model – with a box full of building blocks.

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Calculating and visualizing a realistic trajectory of ink spreading through water has been a longstanding and enormous ...

Protons are far from simple particles — they are swirling cauldrons of quarks, gluons, and quantum entanglement. Scientists ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Federal Reserve last week described the US labour market as “solid” and noted that the unemployment ...