Atomic-level simulations predict transistor scaling limits

As the global semiconductor industry enters the so-called 2-nanometer process era, the actual size of transistors—the core ...

Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious ...

New technique sharpens predictions of metal alloy behavior by capturing subtle atomic patterns

Companies working at the frontier of aerospace, energy and computing are constantly looking for new materials to improve ...
Science News

A potential hindrance to fusion power may help instead

Researchers were unsure whether alpha particles would aid or hinder fusion. Simulations suggest they help, by dampening ...
WLRN

Florida Python Challenge returns in July with $25,000 in prizes for Everglades hunt

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The ...
Aalto University

Postdoctoral Researchers in AI-driven atomistic modeling and AI-accelerated cheminformatics

Otaniemi Center for Atomic-scale Materials Modeling (OCAMM), hosted by the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science (CMAT). The positions to be filled are part of a new project funded by Business ...
Nature

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