Neowin News Feed for: Physics

It's 2024 and an RTX 4090 on 1080p/720p is still the right way to test gaming CPUs

Sayan Sen — Sun, 19 May 2024 18:46:01 +0000

In this piece, I explain with data why when testing a CPU's gaming prowess, we pair powerful flagship tier graphics cards, like an RTX 4090, and run them at lower resolutions like 1080p or 720p. Read more...

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in data teleportation using "quantum internet"

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 25 May 2022 18:02:01 +0000

Physicists at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have successfully teleported data with the help of something called "quantum entanglement" between three nodes set at a distance. Read more...

CERN develops 3D-printed plastic scintillators for neutrino detectors

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:58:01 +0000

In an international collaboration, CERN has 3D-printed plastic scintillators for neutrino oscillation experiments. The technique is precise and cost-effective. Results demonstrate proof of concept. Read more...

Neural networks are now being used to track exotic particles at CERN

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:30:02 +0000

Researchers have trained an artificial neural network to identify atypical and ephemeral experimental signatures resulting from proton-proton collisions inside the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Read more...

The LHC has just been connected to the High-Luminosity LHC, and other updates from CERN

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:18:01 +0000

Workers have just connected the LHC to its successor, the High-Luminosity LHC. However, the end of Long Shutdown 2 has been extended to May 2021 and Run 3 has been extended by one year to 2024. Read more...

Intel unveils Horse Ridge, a cryogenic SoC for making quantum computers commercially viable

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 07:28:01 +0000

Horse Ridge, developed using Intel's 22nm FinFET technology, is a cryogenic, highly-integrated, mixed-signal SoC that will facilitate more efficient control of multiple qubits in a quantum computer. Read more...

No, we're not living in a computer simulation, say theoretical physicists

Gabriel Nunes — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 02:20:01 +0000

The possibility that existence is an illusion has challenged philosophers since antiquity, but a new result obtained by theoretical physicists implies it would be impossible to simulate our universe. Read more...

There may be a lot of water beneath the moon's surface according to a new study

Stergios Georgopoulos — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:44:01 +0000

A team of scientists studied data from two Apollo missions and the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft and found evidence of water in almost every single lunar deposit that was a result of a volcanic eruption. Read more...

This week in science: Gravitational anomaly on Earth, flyover of Pluto and Charon, and more

Gabriel Nunes — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 01:58:01 +0000

In our weekly science round-up, we look at gravitational and quantum anomalies detected in Weyl semimetals, flyover movies of Pluto and its moon, and a robot that can find tiny water leaks in pipes. Read more...

IBM wants to sell a universal quantum computer in 'the next few years'

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 08:08:01 +0000

IBM will be taking all of its quantum computing research out of the lab and into the product department. Big Blue says it will sell a universal quantum computer, the IBM Q, in the near future. Read more...

Microsoft is done with researching quantum computers; moves on to build them

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has created a new team of researchers and engineers to take the company's quantum computing efforts to the next level. The company says it's time to actually build its own quantum computers. Read more...

Intel sells game physics company Havok to Microsoft

Chris Schroeder — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 21:16:01 +0000

Microsoft loves acquisitions, so it's no surprise that the company has purchased Havok, the leader in 3D gaming physics. Read more...

Photoshop to get GPU and physics acceleration

Stephen Roberts — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:52:55 +0000

Santa Clara (CA) – GPU acceleration is one of the most significant trends in today hardware industry, opening the doors to an entirely new class of software. It appears that the next Photoshop will be... Read more...

Havok Physics Engine is here

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:02:36 +0000

Yesterday Havok announced that the famous physics engine is finally free(with some limitations obviously). The No-Charge Havok PC download is a binary-only bundle that includes all of the standard features and functionality of both the... Read more...

Havok Causes Havoc in GPU Physics

Steven Parker — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:39:31 +0000

AMD says GPU physics is dead until DirectX 11 PC gamers have been looking for more than just pretty graphics when it comes to their game titles over the last few years. Not only... Read more...

Physics Acceleration Heats Up: Intel to Purchase Havok

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:38:44 +0000

Intel has signed a definitive agreement to purchase software developer Havok Incorporated, a company that provides various software development tools to digital animation and game developers as well as one of the largest providers for... Read more...

ATI Claims No Physics for "9 to 12 Months"

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:54:00 +0000

During ATI's 2006 third quarter financial results conference call this morning, ATI CEO Dave Orton revealed to analysts that despite demonstrating physics processing earlier this year, actual retail availability will not be available for another... Read more...

Microsoft Set to Produce its Own Physics API?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:38:03 +0000

MICROSOFT IS attempting to recruit a physics-experienced coder for its DirectX team, in an attempt to add what it calls, "great leap forwards in the way game developers think about integrating physics into their engines"... Read more...

Make Physics Fun with Fun-Motion.com

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:47:32 +0000

A website dedicated specifically to physics-based computer games launched at the beginning of this month. Fun-Motion.com offers a selection of downloads, links and information regarding games that are centered around physics. It seems... Read more...

ATI Architect - GPUs Will Process Physics

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:50:19 +0000

As startup company AGEIA ramps up its PPU, or physics processing unit, ATI revealed yesterday that its graphics processing units are already capable of processing physics, and that it was only a matter of time... Read more...

ASUSTeK to Make Add-In-Cards that Boost Physics Performance

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 18 May 2005 13:49:04 +0000

ASUSTeK Computer said at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) it would launch add-in cards that would feature AGEIA's PhysX processor. The products will boost performance of physics in certain next-generation computer games that support AGEIA's... Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever to have better physics than Half Life 2

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:35:03 +0000

Swedish company Meqon, the firm behind the physics for 3D Realms' Duke Nukem Forever, have rekindled interest in the long-delayed game with a stunning demonstration of its latest physics technology. In a short... Read more...

3D Realms buys physics for Duke Nukem Forever

Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:07:42 +0000

Yep, back to square one for DNF Meqon is glad to announce that 3DRealms have decided to buy our Meqon Game Dynamics SDK for their upcoming title Duke Nukem Forever. Meqon's product... Read more...