New Habitable Zone Planet Found in Unusual Star System
The newly discovered planet, identified by volunteer planet hunters and confirmed by scientists at the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues, has an exceptionally long orbit….
Simons Foundation News
The Simons Foundation is a private foundation established in 1994 by Jim and Marilyn Simons in New York City, focusing on advancing the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences. The Foundation is known for its support of projects and researchers in mathematics, theoretical computer science, and theoretical physics, as well as its significant contributions to life sciences, including initiatives in autism research through its establishment of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI). The foundation also fosters science outreach and education through funding collaborations, grants, and symposiums. One of its notable projects includes the Flatiron Institute in New York, which is dedicated to computational sciences. Through its various programs, the Simons Foundation seeks to stimulate breakthrough discoveries in science, facilitating innovative research environments and opportunities.
Supercharging AI With New Computational Model of Real Neurons
A new model from the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Neuroscience proposes that individual neurons are more influential controllers within their networks than previously believed,…
Quantum Mystery Solved – Scientists Shed Light on Perplexing High-Temperature Superconductors
Flatiron Institute senior research scientist Shiwei Zhang and his team have utilized the Hubbard model to computationally re-create key features of the superconductivity in materials…
Mystery Solved: Scientists Uncover Origins of Enigmatic Swirling Movements in Some of Nature’s Largest Cells
New research conducted by scientists at the Flatiron Institute has uncovered the origins of enigmatic swirling movements in some of nature’s largest cells. Egg cells…
In a Major Astronomical Feat, 1.3 Million Quasars Illuminate the Universe’s Past
The new map includes around 1.3 million quasars from across the visible universe and could help scientists better understand the properties of dark matter. Astronomers…
New Astrophysics Model Unveils the Secrets of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts
Using state-of-the-art computer simulations, astrophysicists at the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues have sharpened our picture of how black holes may generate some of the…
40-Year Quantum Riddle Solved: Why Are “Strange Metals” So Strange?
Recent research led by Aavishkar Patel from the Flatiron Institute has uncovered a mechanism that sheds light on the peculiar behavior of strange metals, one…
Mind-Blowing Simulations of Stellar Convection Reveal What Makes Giant Stars Twinkle
Astrophysicists at the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues have created the first computer simulations showing how convection in the cores of massive stars generates waves…
Louder Than Expected: Gravitational Waves From Merging Supermassive Black Holes “Heard” for First Time
After 15 years of carefully observing stars called pulsars throughout our galaxy, the NANOGrav collaboration has “heard” the perpetual chorus of gravitational waves rippling through…
AI Discovers Secret Equation for “Weighing” Colossal Clusters of Galaxies
Astronomers at the Institute for Advanced Study and the Flatiron Institute, along with their collaborators, have utilized artificial intelligence to improve the method of calculating…
Revolutionary Testing Method Diagnoses COVID-19 With Near-Perfect Accuracy
By monitoring the body’s molecular response to a viral attack, the new method developed by Flatiron Institute researchers and their colleagues can diagnose even asymptomatic…
Supermassive Black Holes en Route to Cataclysmic Collision: Doomed Pair Closer Than Ever Observed
New observations and analysis reveal two Goliath black holes just 750 light-years apart and closing, as they circle each other in the aftermath of a…
“Hell Planet” – How This Super-Earth Got So Scorchingly Hot
New ultra-precise measurements reveal the orbital path of exoplanet 55 Cancri e (55 Cnc e), a scorchingly hot super-Earth closely circling a distant star. New…
Scientists Augment Reality To Crack the Code of Quantum Systems
A new method for simulating quantum entanglement between interacting particles has been developed by physicists. Physicists are (temporarily) augmenting reality in order to crack the…
Uncovering Hidden Patterns: AI Reduces a 100,000-Equation Quantum Physics Problem to Only Four Equations
Scientists trained a machine learning tool to capture the physics of electrons moving on a lattice using far fewer equations than would typically be required,…
Physicists Create Mind-Bending New Phase of Matter That Acts Like It Has Two Time Dimensions
Physicists demonstrated a way of storing quantum information that is less prone to errors by subjecting a quantum computer’s qubits to quasi-rhythmic laser pulses based…
Origin of Supermassive Black Hole Flares Identified: Magnetic “Reconnection” Near the Event Horizon
Largest-ever simulations suggest flickering powered by magnetic ‘reconnection.’ Researchers at the Flatiron Institute and their collaborators found that breaking and reconnecting magnetic field lines near…
“Quantum Friction” Explains Fluid Dynamics Mystery That Has Baffled Scientists for 15 Years
“Quantum friction” slows water flow through carbon nanotubes, resolving long-standing fluid dynamics mystery. For 15 years, scientists have been baffled by the mysterious way water…