The bold question-askers at What If explore what building a full-scale model of the periodic table would reveal.

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Backed by top investors, Periodic Labs aims to create an A.I. scientist by combining machine learning with real-world experiments in the physical sciences.

New studies of the “platypus of materials” help explain how their atoms arrange themselves into orderly, but nonrepeating, ...

That potential was enough for Fedus and Cubuk to raise a $300 million seed fund, led by a16z along with NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and FIRST Robotics founder Jeff Dean. Over ...

AI is no longer on the fringe of utility operations, it’s embedded in the field, in control rooms, and increasingly, in the ...

Critics slammed attempts by Google, Microsoft and Meta to speed up materials discovery. But behind the hype, there is progress.

A handheld router is an amazingly versatile tool in its own right. But if you turn it upside down and mount it under a table, ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

Teachers can implement consistent routines, provide accessible supports, and empower students to figure out what helps them ...

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman likes to talk about a football season in terms of what’s guaranteed. You’re guaranteed today’s practice. You’re guaranteed the 12 games on your schedule. Anything ...