News tagged with numerical models

How to see through opaque materials

New experiments show that it's possible to focus light through opaque materials and detect objects hidden behind them, provided you know enough about the material.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Purdue researchers studied Haitian fault; warned of potential for a large earthquake (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The potential for large earthquakes in Haiti and the Dominican Republic was forecast by a model of the northeastern Caribbean created by a team of experts.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Researchers develop virtual streams to help restore real ones

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a unique new computer model called the Virtual StreamLab, designed to help restore real streams to a healthier state. The Virtual StreamLab, which demonstrates the ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Active hearing process in mosquitoes

A mathematical model has explained some of the remarkable features of mosquito hearing. In particular, the male can hear the faintest beats of the female's wings and yet is not deafened by loud noises.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists assess flooding and damage from 2008 Myanmar cyclone

Tropical cyclone Nargis made landfall in the Asian nation of Myanmar on May 2, 2008, causing the worst natural disaster in the country's recorded history - with a death toll that may have exceeded 138,000. ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Solar sigmoids explained

(PhysOrg.com) -- 'Sigmoids' are S-shaped structures found in the outer atmosphere of the Sun (the corona), seen with X-ray telescopes and thought to be a crucial part of explosive events like solar flares. ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2


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