- Tire simulation is so good it’s replacing real-world testing | It can now try out new tires in a dynamic sim before making physical test tires. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/01/tire-simulation-is-so-good-its-replacing-real-world-testing/ 17 comments technews
- OE-Cake: a fluid dynamics/softbody physics simulator. Think World of Sand on steroids, except better. http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/showthread.php?t=519983 3 comments reddit.com
- World first: Scientists convert heat into electricity using tungsten disilicide | Researchers analyzed the properties of WSi2 through a combination of physical experiments and computer simulations. https://interestingengineering.com/energy/heat-to-electricity-conversion-transverse-thermoelectric 26 comments technology
- The VR hypothesis: a physicist suggests that we (already now) explore scientifically if the Physical World is a Virtual Reality simulation http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2008/01/vr-hypothesis.html 23 comments science
- Prevention is better than cure: targeted vaccination to halt epidemics is nearly always more effective than either doing nothing or attempting to contain an outbreak through quarantine, finds physics-based simulations on networks which replicates the real world, as reported in Physical Review E. https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/prevention-better-cure-targeted-vaccination-halt-epidemics 3 comments science