MiniMax Unveils M2.1 to Bring Multilingual Programming Gains to Open AI Models

Chinese AI startup’s release is a major update to its open-source model series, aimed at multi-language programming and ...

An AI-based blueprint for designing catalysts across materials

Hydrogen peroxide is widely used in everyday life, from disinfectants and medical sterilization to environmental cleanup and ...
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I Tried Vibe Coding With Different Gemini Models. Here's What I Learned

A slower "reasoning" model might do more of the work for you -- and keep vibe coding from becoming a chore.

AlphaFold Changed Science. After 5 Years, It’s Still Evolving

WIRED spoke with DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli about the recent past—and promising future—of the Nobel Prize-winning research ...

How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them

At the core of every AI coding agent is a technology called a large language model (LLM), which is a type of neural network ...
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Single string pull turns flat designs into 3D structures for modular space habitats

A new single-string method lets flat designs deploy into complex 3D structures, with potential uses in modular space habitats ...
Physics World

Physics-based battery model parameterization from impedance data

Join the audience for a live webinar at 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. EST on 21 January 2026 Discover the role of impedance analysis in advancing battery-model development ...