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- 1Colloquium examines Syukuro Manabe's climate modeling legacy▼Colloquium : Manabe’s legacy of simulating and understanding global warming
A new colloquium from the American Physical Society reviews the scientific legacy of Syukuro Manabe, whose pioneering computer simulations laid the foundation for modern understanding of global warming. The review highlights how his early climate models established the link between rising carbon dioxide and planetary temperature, work that earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics and continues to shape climate research.
- 2Reinforcement learning improves trapped-ion quantum computing▼Machine learning optimizes trapped-ion quantum computing – Reinforcement learning beats state-of-the-art techniques for
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics report that reinforcement learning outperforms state-of-the-art techniques for shuttling ions in trapped-ion quantum computers. The machine learning approach optimizes how ions are moved within the hardware, a key bottleneck for scaling these systems. The findings are described in a Physical Review Research paper.
- 3Systematic review examines AI in university physics teaching▼Artificial intelligence in university physics education: a systematic review of empirical studies
A systematic review published in Frontiers examines empirical studies on the use of artificial intelligence in university-level physics education. The paper synthesises existing research on how AI tools are being applied in physics teaching and learning at higher education institutions. As universities worldwide weigh how to integrate AI into science curricula, the review offers educators a consolidated evidence base on what empirical work has found so far.
- 4Study Links Maternal Fitness to Hormones in Breast Milk▼Maternal cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with metabolic hormone concentrations in human milk
Researchers report that mothers with higher cardiorespiratory fitness show different concentrations of metabolic hormones in their breast milk. The findings, published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, suggest a mother's physical fitness may influence the hormonal composition of the milk she produces, with possible implications for infant metabolism and health.
- 5IBS Director Han Woong Yeom Named Senior Editor at Physical Review Letters▼IBS Director Han Woong Yeom Joins Physical Review Letters as Senior Editor
Han Woong Yeom, director at South Korea's Institute for Basic Science, has been appointed a senior editor of Physical Review Letters, the leading journal of the American Physical Society. The appointment places a Korean physicist in a key editorial gatekeeping role for one of physics' most prestigious publications, and is being reported in South Korean science media as recognition of his standing in the international physics community.
- 6Thorne cites consumer research backing creatine plus Alpha-GPC blend▼THORNE SETS A HIGHER STANDARD FOR SCIENCE-BACKED WELLNESS WITH NEW CREATINE + ALPHA-GPC CONSUMER RESEARCH SUPPORTING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
Supplement company Thorne announced new consumer research on a creatine plus Alpha-GPC formulation, which it says supports both mental and physical performance. The company framed the findings as raising the standard for science-backed wellness products. Details of the study design and peer review were not provided in the announcement.