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 ...

Thomas Anderson – otherwise known as Neo – is walking up a flight of stairs when he sees a black cat shake itself and walk past a doorway. Then the moment seems to replay before his eyes. Just a touch ...

One of the promises underwriting the AI boom is that software will be able to use computers on our behalf. At the low end, this looks like the “deep research” tools AI firms have already released that ...

When Russian forces rolled into Ukraine in early 2022, one of the first moves by Kyiv was sending a post to Elon Musk on X: Ukraine needs satellite internet. Within days, thousands of Starlink ...

The idea that we’re living inside a simulation, as popularized by “The Matrix” franchise, has piqued the interest of scientists for decades. In 2003, philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed in a highly ...

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Falcons head coach Raheem Morris believes the Patriots' defense simulated the snap count on a crucial play. Billie Weiss / Getty Images After suffering a crushing 24-23 loss on the road to the New ...

FOXBOROUGH – Did Patriots’ defensive play a role in a crucial mis-timed snap? The Atlanta Falcons believe so. Milton Williams disagrees. Michael Penix and his offense were near midfield with 2:09 left ...

Integrating 2D materials into sustainable electronic devices presents key challenges, particularly in depositing or etching nanometer-thick layers on high aspect ratio structures. Atomic Layer Etching ...

A new technical paper titled “OmniSim: Simulating Hardware with C Speed and RTL Accuracy for High-Level Synthesis Designs” was published by researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology. “High-Level ...

The Devils Hole pupfish is often described—probably accurately—as the “rarest fish in the world.” The fish is about an inch long and sapphire blue, with wary-looking dark eyes. It lives in only two ...

Quantum field theory (QFT) is a physics framework that describes how particles and forces behave based on principles rooted in quantum mechanics and Albert Einstein's special relativity theory. This ...