Ensuring cash supplies in crisis and emergency situations

The demand for cash increases in times of crisis since many people consider banknotes and coins to be a particularly safe way to keep money. Moreover, cash is the only instrument of payment that is largely independent of ...

Computational modelling experts pioneer pest-busting model

Mathematicians at the University of Leicester have developed a new mathematical model which could greatly increase the efficiency of pest control and hence significantly reduce the impact of pests on crops whilst minimizing ...

New findings on body axis formation

In the animal kingdom, specific growth factors control body axis development. These signaling molecules are produced by a small group of cells at one end of the embryo to be distributed in a graded fashion toward the opposite ...

'Swirlonic' super particles baffle physicists

In recent years, active, self-propelled particles have received growing interest amongst the scientific community. Examples of active particles and their systems are numerous and very diverse, ranging from bacterium films ...

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