When James Clerk Maxwell set out his famous equations 150 years ago, his model of electromagnetism included a piece of pure fiction: an invisible, all-pervasive “aether” made up of elastic vortices ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a chatbot earlier this year called R1, which drew a huge amount of attention. Most of it ...
The Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a chatbot earlier this year called R1, which drew a huge amount of attention. Most of it focused on the fact that a relatively small and unknown company said ...
Zachary del Rosario receives funding from the National Science Foundation and Toyota Research Institute. Nicknamed “Galloping Gertie” for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge ...
Imagine you're watching a movie, in which a character puts a chocolate bar in a box, closes the box and leaves the room. Another person, also in the room, moves the bar from a box to a desk drawer.
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- In March, hundreds of middle and high school students showcased their detailed research in the STEM field at the 72nd Fresno County Science Fair. For the first time, ...
The New Zealand government spends about NZ$51.5 billion each year—around 20% of GDP—on goods, services and infrastructure ...