Quanta
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[:es]‘Monumental’ Math Proof Solves Triple Bubble Problem and More[:]
The decades-old Sullivan’s conjecture, about the best way to minimize the surface area of a bubble cluster, was thought to be out of reach for three bubbles and up — […]
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[:es]Biologists Use Genetic Circuits to Program Plant Roots[:]
Using inserted genetic circuitry, synthetic biologists controlled the growth of plant roots for the first time.
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[:es]High-Temperature Superconductivity Understood at Last[:]
A new atomic-scale experiment all but settles the origin of the strong form of superconductivity seen in cuprate crystals, confirming a 35-year-old theory.
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[:es]How Do Fireflies Flash in Sync? Studies Suggest a New Answer[:]
Field research suggests a new explanation for the synchronized flashing in fireflies and confirms that a novel form of “chimeric” synchrony occurs naturally.
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[:es]How Do Fireflies Flash in Sync? Studies Suggest a New Answer[:]
Field research suggests a new explanation for the synchronized flashing in fireflies and confirms that a novel form of “chimeric” synchrony occurs naturally.
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[:es]Chaos Researchers Can Now Predict Perilous Points of No Return[:]
A custom-built machine learning algorithm can predict when a complex system is about to switch to a wildly different mode of behavior.
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[:es]How Transformers Seem to Mimic Parts of the Brain[:]
Neural networks originally designed for language processing turn out to be great models of how our brains understand places.
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[:es]How Transformers Seem to Mimic Parts of the Brain[:]
Neural networks originally designed for language processing turn out to be great models of how our brains understand places.
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[:es]How Shannon Entropy Imposes Fundamental Limits on Communication[:]
What’s a message, really? Claude Shannon recognized that the elemental ingredient is surprise.