2025-01-24

Science Has Spun Spider-Man's Web-Slinging Into Reality

When a US research lab accidentally created a sticky web-like substance, it turned to Peter Parker and comic-book lore for inspiration on what to do next. [...]

2025-01-24

5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know

Our physics expert picks his top-five equations, plus a scheme to supply US power needs with a bucket of baseballs. Thanks, Einstein! [...]

2025-01-24

Researchers optimize simulations of molecules on quantum computers

A new approach to simulating the electrons of small molecules like catalysts. [...]

2025-01-24

Complexity physics finds crucial tipping points in chess games

Physicist used interaction graphs to show how pieces attack and defend to analyze 20,000 top matches. [...]

2025-01-24

This Man Eats So Much Butter, Cheese, and Beef That Cholesterol Oozes From His Skin

High cholesterol is considered 240 mg/dL. The man’s was over 1,000 mg/dL. [...]

2025-01-23

Aurora Borealis to Light Up the Northern US for the Next Few Nights

The northern lights should continue well into the weekend and may even reach down into the middle parts of the US. [...]

2025-01-23

Why Are There So Many Aurora Borealis Displays These Days?

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years. [...]

2025-01-22

Berkeley SkyDeck teams with Mayfield to support AI-focused student entrepreneurs

Berkeley SkyDeck, the global hub for entrepreneurship and accelerator, along with UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS), announced a partnership with Mayfield. The aims [...]

2025-01-22

Google releases free Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model, pressuring OpenAI’s premium strategy

Google challenges OpenAI with free Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model, offering million-token processing, native code execution, and breakthrough performance in math and science benchmarks. [...]