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The award, nicknamed the Nobel Prize of mathematics, recognizes outstanding achievement — and the promise of future achievement — by mathematicians under 40. -
By 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 … -
… 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 … -
Observations 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 … -
By 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. -
Analysis of a first-of-its-kind experiment reveals missing pieces in the decades-old theory of superconductivity. -
A 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 … -
Flatiron 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 … -
While 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 … -
Quantum simulator using ultracold atoms reveals how subtle magnetic patterns shape one of the most puzzling states of matter. -
Bacteria 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 … -
While 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 … -
New 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 … -
Researchers 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 … -
A 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 … -
The 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 … -
New 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 … -
Ripples 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 … -
An 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 … -
Physicists 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 … -
A 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 … -
… 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 … -
Flatiron 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 … -
The 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 … -
A 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 … -
The 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 … -
Simulations 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 … -
As the battle between quantum and classical computers rages, scientists are making unexpected discoveries about quantum systems. -
Betelgeuse 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 … -
A 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 … -
Through 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 … -
A 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 … -
The 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 … -
The 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 … -
The 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 … -
The 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 … -
The 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 … -
Using 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 … -
With 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 … -
New research led by Flatiron Institute researchers reveals the source of the mysterious swirling flows in some of nature’s largest cells. -
The 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 … -
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. -
The foundation’s In the Path of Totality initiative is partnering with dozens of communities to make the upcoming eclipse an engaging and unforgettable experience. -
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 … -
… 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 … -
… 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 … -
A 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 … -
A 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 …