Discontinuity and disorder: explaining the luminosity bump in evolved stars
Towards the end of their lives, low-mass stars undergo an abrupt dip in their brightness, also known as the luminosity bump. …
Special issue: Mapping the Molecular Universe by Multiscale High-Throughput Screening and Machine Learning
Chemical space contains an enormous number of possible molecules, far too many to systematically enumerate. As this immense scale makes exhaustive …
It takes two to trigger – Astronomers make key breakthrough in what causes Type Ia Supernovae
An international team of astronomers have found compelling evidence that at least some Type Ia supernovae are produced by two white …
Vagrant Gautam: The Ethics of ChatGPT and Co.
In the last few years, large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek, have taken the world by storm. Their incredible …
Vincent Heuveline: When Humans and Machines Make Music Together
Today, artificial intelligence can compose melodies, imitate voices, and even create entire songs. But is that really creativity? In the talk …
Leif Seute: AI as a Tool in Protein Design
Proteins are the molecular building blocks of life — they enable chemical reactions, facilitate communication between cells and transport substances throughout the …
HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2027
Call for 2027: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 October 2026
Monika Mondal – Journalist in Residence 2026
Indian science journalist Monika Mondal was the 14th Journalist in Residence at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) from February …
ERC Advanced Grant for SIMPLAIX-PI Fred Hamprecht
SIMPLAIX-PI Fred Hamprecht from the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing of Heidelberg University (IWR) has received an ERC Advanced Grant for …
SDA7 – Brownian Dynamics Simulations of Proteins: New features
Researchers from the Molecular and Cellular Modeling (MCM) group at HITS are developing the software “Simulation of Diffusional Association” (SDA) 7. SDA7 …
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