Recent Articles
Time Delays Improve Performance of Certain Neural Networks
Both the predictive power and the memory storage capability of an artificial neural network called a reservoir computer increase when time delays are added into how the network processes signals, according to a new model. Read More »
Twisted Graphene Could Host an Acoustic Plasmon
Researchers predict that a twisted graphene bilayer excited with light could host a slow-moving acoustic plasmon. Read More »
Viewing Fast Vortex Motion in a Superconductor
A new technique reveals high-speed trajectories of oscillating vortices and shows that they are 10,000 times lighter than expected. Read More »
Noninvasive Alternative to Cancer Biopsy
Researchers have developed a cancer-detection method that uses painless sound waves, rather than a torturing needle, to obtain genetic information about a patient’s cancer. Read More »
How Droplets Form Inside Cells
A new theory that accounts for disorder in a protein’s structure sheds light on the development inside a cell of tiny droplets that are vital to a cell’s function. Read More »
Revamp for High-Pressure-Superconductivity Measurements
The pressures at which some elements start superconducting are so high that making detailed measurements of the transition has been impossible—until now. Read More »
A Slight Curvature Gives Pebbles an Impacting Edge
Pebbles that are slightly curved—rather than completely flat—exert the highest impact forces when dropped onto a watery surface. Read More »
Ocean Currents Resolved on Regional Length Scales
Using a detailed simulation, researchers reveal how climate change will affect the regional dynamics of the conveyor-belt-like circulation of water through the Atlantic Ocean. Read More »
Predicting Tipping Points in Complex Systems
A machine-learning framework predicts when a complex system, such as an ecosystem or a power grid, will undergo a critical transition. Read More »
