19/09/2016

How random is your randomness, and why does it matter?

Randomness is powerful. Think about a presidential poll: A random sample of just 400 people in the United States can accurately estimate Clinton's and Trump's support to within 5 percent (with 95 percent certainty), despite ...

Unlocking potential of 3-D printed rocket parts with neutrons

The process of 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, holds promise for advancements in almost every industry, including even rocket science. Engineers from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, used ...

'Gut feelings' help make more successful financial traders

Financial traders are better at reading their 'gut feelings' than the general population – and the better they are at this ability, the more successful they are as traders, according to new research led by the University ...

Towards stable propagation of light in nano-photonic fibers

Devices based on light, rather than electrons, could revolutionize the speed and security of our future computers. However, one of the major challenges in today's physics is the design of photonic devices, able to transport ...

The Dynamic Duo: RAVE complements Gaia

The new data release of the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) is the fifth spectroscopic release of a survey of stars in the southern celestial hemisphere. It contains radial velocities for 520 781 spectra of 457 588 unique ...

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