Virtual particles: How physicists’ clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality

Virtual particles may not be real, but they help physicists track how forces move, and allow for incredibly precise ...

Order from disordered proteins: Physics-based algorithm designs biomolecules with custom properties

In synthetic and structural biology, advances in artificial intelligence have led to an explosion of designing new proteins ...

Force field simulations can reduce cost of purification and waste treatment

Important tasks like water desalination, dehumidification, and nuclear waste processing all involve expensive separation ...

A new analytical tool to optimize the potency and selectivity of drugs

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a powerful new data analysis method named COOKIE-Pro (Covalent ...

‘Spooky action at a distance’ – a beginner’s guide to quantum entanglement and why it matters in the real world

Science fiction sometimes uses quantum concepts to make the impossible seem plausible. But real-world developments will ...