The AI-based program AlphaFold predicts a protein's 3D structure with remarkable accuracy. However, it tends to reduce heterogeneous structures to a single dominant conformation, or shape, and ...

Abstract: Non-binary low-density parity-check (NB-LDPC) codes are a prominent class of error-correction codes, offering superior error-correcting performance compared to their binary counterparts.

Does generative artificial intelligence (AI) reinforce or reduce productivity differences across workers? Existing evidence largely studies AI within firms and occupations, where organizational ...

Scientists have directly watched angular momentum move through a crystal for the very first time — and discovered a bizarre twist along the way. Using ultra-powerful terahertz laser pulses, ...

Explore a variety of creative DIY projects that transform everyday materials into fun crafts and experiments. Learn step-by-step how to cut and assemble a cardboard frame with spinning shapes, each ...

This article is part of “The Young American Scientists,” which includes stories of 28 extraordinary scientists poised to change the world, as well as a deep look at the past, present and future of ...

The UK will ban children under 16 from social media by early next year, replicating a policy that came into effect in Australia in 2025. The move is intended to put children’s well-being ahead of ...

Abstract: Fast neutron tomography has significant advantages in the non-destructive testing of large high-density materials. However, scattered neutrons and induced fission neutrons can severely ...

A fun and creative temporary tattoo experiment using a regular printer that delivers surprisingly cool results. This DIY test explores how printable designs can turn into realistic-looking skin ...

A fast-expanding cloud of space waste is turning the Earth’s atmosphere into a chemistry lab.

Stephen Gilmore’s 40-year tour of global finance has given him a front-row seat to the Russian debt crisis, the bailout of a financial giant and the rise of sovereign wealth funds. It’s also taken him ...