AI identifies new particle models that may explain neutrinos’ tiny mass

by quasarn01 | Jul 9, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Physicists at the University of California, Irvine, have developed an artificial intelligence system that can autonomously design theoretical physics models, a task traditionally carried out by human theorists. The approach allows researchers to explore large,...

A ‘smart ruler’ could help swarms of space telescopes image exoplanets

by quasarn01 | Jul 9, 2026 | Astronomy

We’ve talked plenty of times here about the infeasibility of launching a mirror big enough to directly image exoplanets using current rocket fairings—at least as long as we’re not sending them 500-plus AU away to a gravitational lensing point. We’ve...

New physics-based machine-learning method speeds search for 2D quantum materials

by quasarn01 | Jul 9, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new computational approach to help identify two-dimensional materials that may host unusual quantum behavior. The work, published in Science Advances, focuses on materials with “flat bands,”...

Image: Curiosity rover sees Martian sulfur up close

by quasarn01 | Jul 9, 2026 | Astronomy

This close-up view shows fragments of sulfur crystals, the first ever seen on the Red Planet. Go to Source

Quantum material opens new path for studying unusual electronic behavior

by quasarn01 | Jul 9, 2026 | Latest in Physics

By combining approaches from two rapidly growing fields of quantum physics, researchers at Penn State and Saint Louis University have demonstrated that a novel specialized material can naturally enable a new way to study unusual physical phenomena known as...