Will AI one day win a Nobel Prize?
Artificial intelligence is already disrupting industries from banking and finance to film and journalism, and scientists are investigating how AI might revolutionize their field—or even win a Nobel Prize......»»
Effective EMI shielding behavior of thin graphene/PMMA nanolaminates
Since its isolation in 2004 by Geim and Novoselov from the University of Manchester (Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010), graphene has been termed a 'wonder material' due to its exceptional properties, which have already been exploited in many applicatio.....»»
How Did People Find the Fundamental Charge With Drops of Oil?
Back in 1909, figuring out the charge of a single electron was a Nobel-worthy pursuit. Today, it’s a good lesson in understanding four key forces......»»
Nobel Winner Steven Weinberg, Who Unified Two of Physics" Fundamental Forces, Has Died
Long-time Slashdot reader Mogster quotes : Steven Weinberg, a Nobel-prize winning physicist whose work helped link two of the four fundamental forces, has died at the age of 88, the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) announced Saturday (July.....»»
Spin-sonics: Acoustic wave gets the electrons spinning
Researchers have detected the rolling movement of a nano-acoustic wave predicted by the famous physicist and Nobel prize winner Lord Rayleigh in 1885. This phenomenon can find applications in acoustic quantum technologies or in so-called "phononic" c.....»»
Nobel prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg dies at 88
Physicist Steven Weinberg, who won the Nobel prize in 1979 with two other scientists for their separate contributions unlocking mysteries of tiny particles and their electromagnetic interaction, has died at 88, the University of Texas at Austin said.....»»
Best iPhone photos announced in 2021 iPhone Photography Awards
The IPPAwards page is now showing its pick of the best iPhone photos of 2021, with a surprising winner in the top category. Above is the Grand Prize Winner… more… The post Best iPhone photos announced in 2021 iPhone Photography Awards.....»»
Hades wins top prize at the Game Developers Choice Awards
Hades won Game of the Year and other awards at the Game Developers Choice Awards......»»
New Hutter Prize Winner Achieves Milestone for Lossless Compression of Human Knowledge
Since 2006 Baldrson (Slashdot reader #78,598) has been part of the team verifying "The Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of Human Knowledge," an ongoing challenge to compress a 100-MB excerpt of Wikipedia (approximately the amount a human can rea.....»»
Ask Slashdot: Because of Social Media, Are We Reading Fewer Books?
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Twitter did something that I would not have thought possible: It stole reading from me," argues a former New Yorker writer (who was once nominated for the Pulitzer Prize). In a new piece in the Atlantic.....»»
Optical tweezer technology tweaked to overcome dangers of heat
Three years ago, Arthur Ashkin won the Nobel Prize for inventing optical tweezers, which use light in the form of a high-powered laser beam to capture and manipulate particles. Despite being created decades ago, optical tweezers still lead to major b.....»»
Probing the dynamics of photoemission
Almost a century ago, Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. Published in 1905, Einstein's theory incorporated the idea that light is made up of particles called photons. When light impin.....»»
Novel chirped pulses defy "conventional wisdom"
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was shared by researchers who pioneered a technique to create ultrashort, yet extremely high-energy laser pulses at the University of Rochester......»»
Nobel-winning Japanese chemist dies at 85
Japanese chemist Ei-ichi Negishi who won the Nobel prize for developing a method for creating complex chemicals necessary for manufacturing drugs and electronics has died aged 85, his US university said......»»
How gender norms and job loss affect relationship status
In cultures that place a high value on conventional gender norms, particularly those that prize men as the breadwinners in a family, their unemployment plays an outsized role in whether a romantic relationship ultimately succeeds or fails......»»
Physicists unlock multispectral secrets of earliest color photographs
French physicist Gabriel Lippmann created the first color photographs in 1891. French physicist Gabriel Lippmann pioneered color photography and snagged the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physics for his efforts. But according to a recent paper publ.....»»
The Top Unsolved Questions in Mathematics Remain Mostly Mysterious
Just one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems named 21 years ago has been solved -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha dies at 92
Highly decorated Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and RIBA Gold Medal, has passed away at the age of 92. Read more Highly decorated Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, winner of the.....»»
The 2021 Hackaday Game is Afoot!
Get your imagination revving if you hope to win Hackaday's $25,000 Prize Today the folks at Hackaday announced the 2021 Hackaday Prize, a hardware design challenge for DIYers, which this year goes by the theme “Rethink, Refresh, Rebuild......»»
DNA sequencing pioneers win 1mn euro tech "Nobel" prize
Two British chemists who developed a super-fast DNA sequencing technique that paved the way for revolutionary healthcare advances were on Tuesday awarded Finland's version of the Nobel science prizes......»»
Hackaday Prize 2021 Envisions The Ideal Future After The Pandemic
The Hackaday Prize is back for their annual contest of innovation and creativity. The theme for this year, as you’d expect, is greatly influenced by the pandemic, and the hopeful view of post pandemic activities that will be in our near future.....»»