More stable and efficient materials for solar cells are needed in the green transition. So-called halide perovskites are highlighted as a promising alternative to today's silicon materials.

Australian quantum software company Q-CTRL says it has achieved a major milestone in commercial quantum computing after demonstrating what it describes as the first example of “practical quantum ...

Studying and designing novel materials is a central application of quantum mechanics. Chemists, materials scientists, and physicists focus on subtle interactions in quantum materials and to uncover ...

Advancements in Machine Learning for Materials Science Machine learning (ML) is really shaking things up in materials ...

A new AI framework called THOR is transforming how scientists calculate the behavior of atoms inside materials. Instead of relying on slow simulations that take weeks of supercomputer time, the system ...

Sandia National Laboratories scientist Rémi Dingreville has co-developed a way to speed up virtually any kind of computer simulation, a ubiquitous research tool across science and industry.

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing materials science, from accelerating simulations to automating data extraction and real-time experimental analysis. New AI-powered tools like GrainBot, ...

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer—has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it rest ...