In this video, we model a catenary curve using a mass-spring system, showing how a chain-like shape can emerge from discrete masses connected by springs. We connect the simulation to real physics, ...

What if you could harness the raw power of a machine so advanced, it could process a 235-billion-parameter large language model with ease? Imagine a workstation so robust it consumes 2500 watts of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If ...

Two extraordinary things happened in Downham Market at the general election last year. One is that Liz Truss lost the seat of South West Norfolk, the first former prime minister to be ousted since ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for showing how “society must keep an eye on the factors that generate and sustain economic growth,” an award committee member said. By Eshe ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Board adopted 2022 model tying campus funding to outcomes like graduation rates. Legislature provided one‑time awards in 2024–25, ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Under a new funding methodology for campuses in the UNC System, UNC Greensboro will receive an extra $1.7 million in funding and NC ...

Back in the day, in the times before Vogue Runway and its predecessor, Style.com. Way earlier than Instagram and TikTok—and screenshots. And certainly prior to images of fashion shows becoming easy to ...

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — Massachusetts leaders highlighted a local school district on Wednesday as they unveiled new statewide graduation requirements that will replace the MCAS exam. Lt. Gov. Kim ...

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational ...

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - Aroostook County’s iconic Maine Solar System Model is about to get even bigger. Two new dwarf planet models are being added to the roadside attraction that has ...