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2024 Physics Nobel for AI scientists. How they pioneered machine learning modelled on human brain

American scientist John Hopfield’s network can save info & reconstruct it. British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton’s Boltzmann machine was an early example of a generative model.

Scientists Hopfield, Hinton win 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on machine learning

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said that Machine learning based on artificial neural networks is currently revolutionising science, engineering and daily life.

Bimla Buti didn’t study science until university. Vikram Sarabhai handpicked her to lead PRL

After she retired from research in 2003, she started the Buti Foundation to help young scientists in their careers. 'I am putting more effort into reducing the gender gap in STEM,' she said.

Window to subatomic world— all about ultra-fast light pulses that won 3 scientists Physics Nobel

Anne L’Huillier, Pierre Agostini, & Ferenc Krausz won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on attosecond pulses to peek into realm of atoms and molecules.

Agostini, Krausz, and L’Huillier win 2023 Physics Nobel for method to study electrons

The winners developed experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter.

Hawking’s final theory is there may be no final theory—Delhi scientists on Hertog’s new book

What is the origin of the universe? The answer lay between quantum physics and Indian philosophy according to Hertog, the scholar who worked with Stephen Hawking.

Have Koreans found ‘room-temp superconductor’? Why one of physics’ greatest quests is back in news

At the centre of the buzz is a polycrystalline material called LK-99 (Lee-Kim 1999, the year of discovery) manufactured by scientists from Korea University in Seoul. 

How a theoretical physicist’s passionate approach to simple math got him the Padma Bhushan

First Indian to get Boltzmann Medal, Dhar equated his approach to statistical mechanics to art & said it is wrong to 'propagate idea that everyone should do only applied work'.

2022 Physics Nobel winners worked on quantum entanglement, field that ‘spooked’ Einstein

The trio conducted experiments in quantum entanglement, with the award-giving body stating they have enabled fundamental research and potentially cleared the way for new technology.

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to scientists Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser & Anton Zeilinger

Scientists have been awarded for their "experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science" said the award-giving body.

On Camera

The Kapoors’ love for food is stuff of legends. Netflix gets us a seat at a table

If there is one celebrity who has made talking about food both relatable and entertaining, it is Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Nvidia worth $5 trillion: What does it mean for the market?

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.

Launch of India’s heaviest comms satellite is a level up for its soaring military ambitions. Here’s how

ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.