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Writer, producer, editor. Nobel Laureate. Father of 11. Mother of four. Not to be trusted with short bios.
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AI helps reveal large-scale quantum effects hidden in stacked atomic sheets

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By William Poor Verified, Lisa Lock, Robert Egan Verified
| Phys.org Verified
Sheets of molybdenum ditelluride crystals, when stacked on top of one another in a specific way, create the complex lattice structure seen above. In a new study, materials scientists at the University of Washington used artificial intelligence to simulate huge stacks of these sheets, producing new quantum phenomena that were not present at smaller scales.
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AI and quantum computing accelerate materials development at UW

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By William Poor Verified
| UW News
Sheets of molybdenum ditelluride crystals, when stacked on top of one another in a specific way, create the complex lattice structure seen above. In a new study, materials scientists at the University of Washington used artificial intelligence to simulate huge stacks of these sheets, producing new quantum phenomena that were not present at smaller scales. Quantum materials are a class of exotic materials with special properties that are governed by quantum mechanics rather than classical physics.
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May research highlights: Rapid river migration, bean plant defense, tiny tensegrities, more

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By Gillian Dohrn, William Poor Verified
| UW News
How bean plants sense very hungry caterpillars and call for backup When bean plants sense a caterpillar eating their leaves, they release gases that invite predatory wasps to help defend them. Shown here are two different species of predatory wasps attacking a caterpillar on a bean plant. Plants may not appear aggressive, but they can still defend themselves while under attack. When caterpillars chomp the leaves of bean plants, these plants release gases that lure predatory wasps.
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