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July 23, 2026The award, nicknamed the Nobel Prize of mathematics, recognizes outstanding achievement — and the promise of future achievement — by mathematicians under 40. -
June 24, 2026By leveraging a classical mathematical function in simulations of molecular behavior, researchers at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute drastically sped up the simulations while maintaining the same … -
June 2, 2026… Society and the Simons Foundation, and marks the first ICM in the United States since 1986. Thousands of mathematicians will attend the event, with hundreds from developing … -
May 26, 2026Observations of colliding black holes from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration are shedding new light on the universe’s darkest inhabitants as well as on the nature of … -
April 15, 2026By tracking galaxy clusters hundreds of millions of light-years apart, researchers found the prevailing model of gravity still holds, reinforcing evidence for the existence of dark matter. -
April 15, 2026Analysis of a first-of-its-kind experiment reveals missing pieces in the decades-old theory of superconductivity. -
February 12, 2026A team of astronomers led by the Flatiron Institute’s Kishalay De discovered that a star in the Andromeda Galaxy disappeared without going supernova, and instead collapsed directly … -
February 12, 2026Flatiron Institute scientists and experimental collaborators tested a theory that treats chromosome-separating cellular structures called spindles as active liquid crystals. They found that the theory largely succeeds … -
January 26, 2026While artificial intelligence systems have advanced tremendously in recent years, they still lag behind the performance of real brains in reliability and efficiency. A new type of computational … -
January 19, 2026Quantum simulator using ultracold atoms reveals how subtle magnetic patterns shape one of the most puzzling states of matter. -
January 8, 2026Bacteria tails rotate counterclockwise to propel the bacteria through liquid environments and clockwise to change direction. Previous research has suggested that the direction of the spin depends on … -
December 9, 2025While popular AI models such as ChatGPT are trained on language or photographs, new models created by researchers at the Flatiron Institute and other members of the Polymathic … -
December 3, 2025New simulations created by astrophysicists at the Flatiron Institute and the Institute for Advanced Study reveal how material flowing around and into black holes creates intense light shows … -
November 17, 2025Researchers at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Biology and their collaborators from Princeton University and the Max Planck Institute in Dresden, Germany, use experimental and computational … -
November 10, 2025A comprehensive set of simulations by Flatiron Institute astrophysicists and their colleagues revealed that magnetic fields are responsible for creating black holes with masses in a range previously … -
November 4, 2025The new tool, developed by scientists at the Flatiron Institute, Cambridge University, the Autonomous University of Barcelona and others, leverages large language models to help scientists with tasks … -
September 10, 2025New observations of a merger of two black holes confirm decades-old predictions by Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Roy Kerr. The findings emerged from analyses led by … -
July 21, 2025Ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves generated by the event were detected by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration and analyzed by Flatiron Institute … -
July 9, 2025An analysis of more than 5,000 individuals with autism reveals four distinct groups that link autism-related traits with underlying genetics. The work could open the door … -
June 17, 2025Physicists at Harvard University and the Flatiron Institute have chilled a quantum system called the Hubbard model to temperatures far below those previously reached by such a system … -
May 13, 2025A healthy diet outperforms fecal transplants in restoring and protecting the gut microbiome, according to new research published in Nature by the Simons Foundation’s Joy Bergelson and … -
April 30, 2025… team included researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel; Queen Mary University of London and University College London; the University of Iowa in … -
April 29, 2025Flatiron Institute researchers have identified a previously unknown way to make the universe’s heaviest atoms, such as gold, platinum and uranium. They calculate that a single flare … -
April 24, 2025The Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE) is a 10-year program that will support projects aimed at uncovering how opportunities for action offered by the world shape … -
March 21, 2025A Flatiron Institute scientist has developed the first analytical model for predicting how bacteria spread in environments filled with obstacles. This model will help inform strategies for curbing … -
December 2, 2024The Polymathic AI team has released two massive datasets for training artificial intelligence models to tackle problems across scientific disciplines. The datasets include data from dozens of sources … -
November 18, 2024Simulations of exploded highly magnetized stars collapsing into black holes reveal that they ‘pass down’ their magnetic fields to their newly formed black hole’s surrounding disk of … -
October 29, 2024As the battle between quantum and classical computers rages, scientists are making unexpected discoveries about quantum systems. -
October 21, 2024Betelgeuse has displayed brightening and dimming over the years, convincing some that it could be close to becoming a supernova. However, a new study from the Flatiron Institute … -
October 17, 2024A new benchmark called the V-score can help researchers determine the best algorithms for studying complex materials, helping optimize quantum simulations leveraged in industries like pharmaceuticals and … -
October 10, 2024Through simulations and modeling of bacterial colonies, researchers at the Flatiron Institute and collaborators have discovered how dividing cells adapt to crowded environments by slowing their growth, informing … -
September 19, 2024A new paper unravels the mysteries of a bizarre physical state known as the pseudogap, which has close ties to the sought-after state called high-temperature superconductivity … -
August 26, 2024The new estimates of the parameters that form the basis of the standard model of cosmology are far more precise than previous approaches using the same galaxy distribution … -
August 22, 2024The ripples in space-time caused by the death of massive spinning stars could be within the limits of detection of projects like LIGO and Virgo, new simulations … -
July 1, 2024The new initiative will investigate substances called catalysts that accelerate chemical reactions. The development of new catalysts could help generate clean energy and reduce the environmental impact of … -
June 24, 2024The new model developed by researchers at the Flatiron Institute proposes that biological neurons have more control over their surroundings than previously thought, something that could be replicated … -
June 3, 2024The observatory’s four telescopes will make the most precise measurements ever taken of the cosmic microwave background and reveal information about what happened just after the universe … -
May 9, 2024Using the Hubbard model, Flatiron Institute senior research scientist Shiwei Zhang and his colleagues have computationally re-created key features of the superconductivity in materials called cuprates that … -
April 30, 2024With an orbit longer than those of most of its brethren, the new planet spotted by volunteer planet hunters and confirmed by Flatiron Institute scientists and their colleagues … -
April 17, 2024New research led by Flatiron Institute researchers reveals the source of the mysterious swirling flows in some of nature’s largest cells. -
March 27, 2024The international team behind the Event Horizon Telescope, including the Flatiron Institute’s Jordy Davelaar, created a never before seen picture of the supermassive black hole at the … -
March 18, 2024The new map includes around 1.3 million quasars from across the visible universe and could help scientists better understand the properties of dark matter. -
February 7, 2024The foundation’s In the Path of Totality initiative is partnering with dozens of communities to make the upcoming eclipse an engaging and unforgettable experience. -
November 29, 2023Using 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 … -
October 9, 2023… ask questions that they wouldn’t be able to ask without the models we’re producing.” ChatGPT has well-known limitations when it comes to accuracy (for … -
October 5, 2023… galaxy comes from the most massive stars,” Faucher-Giguère says. “Because more-massive stars burn at a higher speed, they are shorter-lived. They rapidly use up … -
September 28, 2023A team of scientists at the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues have mapped out the entire early visual system — from eyes to neurons — for a tiny parasitic wasp … -
August 17, 2023A new study led by the Flatiron Institute’s Aavishkar Patel has identified a mechanism that explains the unusual behavior of strange metals, considered one of the greatest …