Advancing the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences

After a decade of work, researchers have achieved the first ever experimental reconstruction of a quantum wave function.

Variational quantum algorithms could help researchers improve the performance of optical atomic clocks and of other quantum-metrology schemes.

Deep-learning algorithms such as AlphaFold2 and RoseTTAFold can now predict a protein’s 3D shape from its linear sequence — a huge boon to structural biologists.

A new theory suggests that searches for molecular complexity could uncover convincing evidence of extraterrestrial life, and soon.