In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a team directed by mathematician Erika Hausenblas is investigating how the pressure of flowing liquids can be described when taking into account random perturbations.
Mathematics
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The term math anxiety doesn't call to mind a person who excels at the subject. But students who perform extremely well on math exams can suffer from such anxiety, which has a surprisingly powerful effect on just how well ...
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2017
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This beautiful Hubble image reveals a young super star cluster known as Westerlund 1, only 15,000 light-years away in our Milky Way neighborhood, yet home to one of the largest stars ever discovered.
Astronomy
Mar 13, 2017
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A team of NASA-sponsored scientists will meet with the Russian Academy of Sciences' Space Research Institute (IKI) next week to continue work on a Joint Science Definition Team study focused on identifying shared science ...
Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2017
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Work surfaces at home that we clean regularly still accumulate mystery particulate matter over time: sinks, tiles, and windows—even non-stick Teflon pans. The same is true of the surfaces of materials used in industry ...
Materials Science
Mar 13, 2017
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The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), which is currently being built in Chile, is poised to answer essential questions about the universe, according to the newly appointed president of the organization that manages the GMT ...
Astronomy
Mar 13, 2017
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The brain is soft and electronics are stiff, which can make combining the two challenging, such as when neuroscientists implant electrodes to measure brain activity and perhaps deliver tiny jolts of electricity for pain relief ...
Polymers
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The oceans may be storing 13 percent more heat than previously estimated, according to a new study co-authored by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2017
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Women in Europe spend much more time doing housework than men, even if they are in work and their partners are unemployed, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2017
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While one of the most important challenges for future interstellar travel is to how send a probe to another stellar system relatively quickly, another issue that needs to be resolved is how to successfully slow down such ...
Astronomy
Mar 13, 2017
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