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Why There’s No Single Best Way To Store Information
https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-theres-no-single-best-way-to-store-information-20260116/
Published: January 16, 2026 15:10
The math of data structures helps us understand how different storage systems come with different trade-offs between resources such as time and memory. The post Why There’s No Single Best Way To Store Information first appeared on Quanta…
String Theory Can Now Describe a Universe That Has Dark Energy
Published: January 14, 2026 14:58
In an unprecedented step, researchers crafted a detailed model compatible with the universe’s accelerated expansion. The post String Theory Can Now Describe a Universe That Has Dark Energy first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Cells Use ‘Bioelectricity’ To Coordinate and Make Group Decisions
Published: January 12, 2026 14:58
The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents flowing through our bodies. The post Cells Use ‘Bioelectricity’ To Coordinate and Make Group Decisions first appeared on…
Using AI, Mathematicians Find Hidden Glitches in Fluid Equations
Published: January 9, 2026 15:45
A $1 million prize awaits anyone who can show where the math of fluid flow breaks down. With specially trained AI systems, researchers have found a slew of new candidates in simpler versions of the problem. The post Using AI, Mathematicians Find…
Distinct AI Models Seem To Converge On How They Encode Reality
Published: January 7, 2026 15:23
Is the inside of a vision model at all like a language model? Researchers argue that as the models grow more powerful, they may be converging toward a singular “Platonic” way to represent the world. The post Distinct AI Models Seem To Converge…
In Quantum Mechanics, Nothingness Is the Potential To Be Anything
Published: January 5, 2026 15:31
Try as they might, scientists can’t truly rid a space or an object of its energy. But what “zero-point energy” really means is up for interpretation. The post In Quantum Mechanics, Nothingness Is the Potential To Be Anything first appeared on…
How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA
Published: December 22, 2025 14:15
Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has become impossible to ignore. The post How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA first appeared on…
The Year in Mathematics
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-mathematics-20251218/
Published: December 18, 2025 15:31
Explore a shape that can’t pass through itself, a teenage prodigy, and two new kinds of infinity. The post The Year in Mathematics first appeared on Quanta Magazine
The Year in Physics
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-physics-20251217/
Published: December 17, 2025 14:46
Physicists spotted a “terribly exciting” new black hole, doubled down on weakening dark energy, and debated the meaning of quantum mechanics. The post The Year in Physics first appeared on Quanta Magazine
The Year in Computer Science
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-computer-science-20251216/
Published: December 16, 2025 14:24
Explore the year’s most surprising computational revelations, including a new fundamental relationship between time and space, an undergraduate who overthrew a 40-year-old conjecture, and the unexpectedly effortless triggers that can turn AI evil. …