https://physicstoday.aip.org/competitiveness-and-innovation Competitiveness and Innovation en-US Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/2025-is-the-international-year-of-quantum-science-and-technology Building awareness and inspiring a future workforce are two aims of the UN-designated quantum year. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/2025-is-the-international-year-of-quantum-science-and-technology https://physicstoday.aip.org/features/physics-ai-and-the-future-of-discovery Leaders from industry, government, and academia discuss the potential impact of AI on physics—including neutrinos, exoplanets, term papers, outreach, and workforce gaps—and of physics on AI. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://physicstoday.aip.org/features/physics-ai-and-the-future-of-discovery https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/q-a-nadia-magnenat-thalmann-designs-virtual-humans-and-social-robots Computer science, physics, psychology, and biology are just some of the fields she draws on in the highly interdisciplinary world of modeling humans. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/q-a-nadia-magnenat-thalmann-designs-virtual-humans-and-social-robots https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/senate-fast-tracks-a-bill-to-boost-domestic-technological-innovation The bill would transform NSF and could boost chip manufacturing. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/senate-fast-tracks-a-bill-to-boost-domestic-technological-innovation https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/us-is-falling-behind-in-basic-energy-sciences-doe-panel-finds A new report recommends several strategies for better retaining talent and maintaining world-leading facilities. Thu, 09 Sep 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/us-is-falling-behind-in-basic-energy-sciences-doe-panel-finds https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/national-science-board-evaluates-the-state-of-us-science Noting the nation's shrinking lead in various indicators of R&D performance, the panel encourages the US to strengthen international collaborations and increase investments in STEM education. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/national-science-board-evaluates-the-state-of-us-science https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/new-climate-law-also-promises-boost-for-science-projects Following a year of negotiation, the partisan legislation will deliver the largest-ever federal response to climate change and provide additional funding for numerous Department of Energy science initiatives. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/new-climate-law-also-promises-boost-for-science-projects