AI Proves Good at Predicting Meta-material Properties

Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have trained software to predict properties of metamaterials and found it to work unexpectedly well, according to a paper that just appeared in PRL. Lead author ​Ryan van Mastrigt said “​the neural networks have actually learned the mathematical rules underlying the metamaterial properties, even when we don’t know all the rules ourselves.”This finding may vastly accelerate the development of new metamaterials. I talked about applications of metamaterials in this video. 

Cracks Found at ITER, SuperGPS, Robots That Build Robots & More

The new episode on Science News launched today! You can check out the episode here.Since there are so many different kinds of science news to choose from, I would love to hear your input. If you have any suggestions on what kind of topics you would like this new series to cover, simply reply to this email!  

The Many Uses Of Fiber Optics Cables

We know fiber optics cables as the technology that brings live streams to your house, but did you know they can also be used to pick up minute deformations in Earth’s surface, with a wide range of applications? Very interesting article about this on Knowable Magazine here.

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Public Lecture About Existential Physics

In August, I gave a public lecture at the Royal Institution in London about my new book, Existential Physics. The recording is now available on YouTube. If you prefer to read, there’s an interview with me in The Guardian here. 

How Big of a Problem is Nuclear Waste?

In this week’s video we look at everything to do with nuclear waste -- how much is there, how much of a problem is it, and what can we do with it?

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Existential Physics: The Big Questions Raised by Modern Physics

A contrarian scientist wrestles with the big questions that modern physics raises, and what physics says about the human condition. Order it here today!