Read article: Messages scrambled by black holes stand their ground against quantum computers Quantum computing Research update Messages scrambled by black holes stand their ground against quantum computers Featureless “cost functions” prevent quantum machine learning algorithms from reconstructing scrambled information
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Read article: How to keep a skipping stone on a steady path across water Soft matter and liquids Research update How to keep a skipping stone on a steady path across water Study could help aircraft and spacecraft land more safely on water
Read article: Machine learning could help slow epidemic spread Modelling and simulation Research update Machine learning could help slow epidemic spread Neural network outperforms standard contact tracing at choosing who to test for disease
Read article: Pollutants and other aerosols trigger more intense thunderstorms Atmosphere Research update Pollutants and other aerosols trigger more intense thunderstorms New “humidity entrainment” mechanism helps explain long-observed association between atmospheric particles and storm activity
Read article: Face shields cannot protect wearers from virus particles carried by vortex rings Modelling and simulation Research update Face shields cannot protect wearers from virus particles carried by vortex rings Computer simulations reveal shortcomings of popular face coverings
Read article: Electrically tuneable network learns fast Nanomaterials Research update Electrically tuneable network learns fast Researchers used a deep learning approach to optimize complex multi-terminal nanoelectronics devices for the first time
Read article: Black metal hydrogen emerges at high pressures Modelling and simulation Research update Black metal hydrogen emerges at high pressures Results of advanced simulations may reconcile data from several recent – and seemingly contradictory – experiments
Read article: Quantum treatment sheds fresh light on triboelectricity Characterization and modelling Research update Quantum treatment sheds fresh light on triboelectricity New mathematical formulation describes “charging by rubbing” in terms of changing populations of electron states, showing how energy is converted from motion to electricity
Read article: Unprecedented ice loss is predicted for Greenland Ice Sheet Cryosphere Research update Unprecedented ice loss is predicted for Greenland Ice Sheet Future melting will exceed rates seen in the past 12,000 years, says simulation
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