News tagged with dynamic problems

Physicists propose solution to constraint satisfaction problems

(PhysOrg.com) -- Maria Ercsey-Ravasz, a postdoctoral associate and Zoltan Toroczkai, professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame, have proposed an alternative approach to solving difficult constraint ...

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Next generation of algorithms inspired by problem-solving ants

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ant colony is the last place you'd expect to find a maths whiz, but University of Sydney researchers have shown that the humble ant is capable of solving difficult mathematical problems.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (27) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Eureka! Neural evidence for sudden insight

A recent study provides intriguing information about the neural dynamics underlying behavioral changes associated with the development of new problem solving strategies. The research, published by the Cell ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 12, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Surgeons demonstrate new minimally invasive technique to correct chest deformity

A new minimally invasive surgery to correct a chest wall deformity -- often known as pigeon chest -- was demonstrated Friday at an international conference attended by surgeons from the U.S., Canada, Argentina, Chile, Panama, ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 26, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Teenager reportedly finds solution to 350 year old math and physics problem

(Phys.org) -- In Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica published in 1687, the man many consider the most brilliant mathematician of all time used a mathematical formula to describe the path taken by an obj ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 49 | with audio podcast weblog

Advances in mathematical description of motion

Complex mathematical investigation of problems relevant to classical and quantum mechanics by EU-funded researchers has led to insight regarding instabilities of dynamic systems. This is important for descriptions ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Country cousins: Climate connections and land urbanization dynamics

(Phys.org) -- What’s in a name? Quite a bit in climate science, where the term teleconnection refers not to digital communications, but rather to a recurring and persistent large-scale pattern of pre ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast feature

A new invading sea crab reaches the Ebro Delta

Originally endemic to the Atlantic Coast of North America, over the past 30 years Dyspanopeus sayi has been involuntarily introduced in the UK, France, the Netherlands, the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea. A ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CWRU class earns Science magazine prize for innovation

Science magazine has awarded a prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction to a Case Western Reserve University class that melds biology, computer modeling, mathematical analysis and writing.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Age is no barrier in the workplace

(Phys.org) -- Older managers bring as much value to an organisation as their younger counterparts, according to new research.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wearable electronics - the next fashion fad?

(Phys.org) -- When most of us think of electronics, we think of the sturdy stability of silicon and plastic. Flexibility is a trait that belongs to the organic world, where materials come in all shapes and ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists use 'crowd funding' to secure research funds

When Tara Crawford saw a fishing net wrapped around a young California sea lion’s neck, cutting into its flesh and causing an infection, it reinforced her motivation to help these animals through her ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Totally rad: Scientists create rewritable digital data storage in DNA

(Phys.org) -- Scientists from Stanford's Department of Bioengineering have devised a method for repeatedly encoding, storing and erasing digital data within the DNA of living cells.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (19) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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