Chris Van de Walle, a distinguished professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2025 Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, the highest honor given by APS for work in that field. The prize, which dates back to 1993, honors Rahman, a founder of the field of molecular dynamics who pioneered computational methods for modeling physical systems.

In a new PNAS Perspective, a team of authors argues that stochastic thermodynamics provides the mathematical tools needed to investigate the energy usage of all computational systems.

Using computational tools, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a method to assess which patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer could benefit from immunotherapy.

Earlier this year, researchers at the Flatiron Institute announced that they had successfully used a classical computer and sophisticated mathematical models to outperform a quantum computer at a task that some thought only quantum computers could solve. Now, those researchers have determined why they were able to trounce the quantum computer at its own game.

Wearable electronic devices are potential tools to monitor blood glucose levels (BGLs) among people with diabetes, but their limited size and power lead to noticeable measurement errors. In a recent study, researchers from Japan developed a screening technique that can filter out low-quality data in a preprocessing step, enhancing the accuracy of BGL estimations. Their findings could pave the way to convenient glucose monitoring using consumer electronics, eliminating the need for finger pricks.

For Black smokers with HIV, the struggle to quit and manage their disease can be compounded because of stressors related to racism, HIV stigma and discrimination. A new app from the University of Houston - ready for randomized control trials - can assist.  

The incidence of cardia gastric cancer (CGC) is rising worldwide, particularly in East Asia. There has been a debate over whether Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) constitutes a risk factor for CGC. This study aimed to evaluate the relative risk of H. pylori infection and CGC in Asian countries.