Combining the past and future of a change process in fractional calculus
A raindrop is a sphere. It may not look like it, what with its pointy head and rounded bottom, but it is. Fractional calculus can prove it.
Mathematics
Jan 26, 2017
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Scientists determine the molecular mechanism of an anti-cancer therapeutic candidate
An international team of scientists, including MIPT researchers, has defined how promising anti-cancer molecules work. The research findings will help to optimize these new agents in order to develop drug candidates that ...
Biochemistry
Jan 26, 2017
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Palaeolithic art developed from public exhibition toward more private galleries
The study of Palaeolithic art is "one of the few tools we have to find out about the culture and society of prehistoric groups," says Blanca Ochoa, researcher in the UPV/EHU's department of Geography, Prehistory and Archaeology. ...
Archaeology
Jan 26, 2017
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Researchers seek to deflect asteroids, preventing their collision with Earth
An international project, led by Spain's National Research Council, (CSIC) provides information on the effects a projectile impact would have on an asteroid. The aim of the project is to work out how an asteroid might be ...
Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2017
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The power of wind energy and how to use it
Wind offers an immense, never-ending source of energy that can be successfully harnessed to power all of the things that currently draw energy from nonrenewable resources. But wind frequency varies with weather patterns.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 26, 2017
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Facebook gets ex-Xiaomi executive Barra as new VR head
Social media giant Facebook announced late Wednesday it had recruited Hugo Barra, who recently quit a top position with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, as its new head of virtual reality.
Business
Jan 26, 2017
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Smog pushes Beijing residents to innovate for the world
Beijing residents concerned about breathing the capital's thick gray air are adapting, inventing and even creating businesses to protect the health of their families and others. Some of their efforts could help people around ...
Environment
Jan 26, 2017
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SK Hynix reports Q4 profit jump on rising chip prices
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix saw Q4 profits leap nearly 90 percent, it said Thursday, fuelled by a pickup in global demand from smartphone manufacturers coupled with rising chip prices.
Business
Jan 26, 2017
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Pigs and chocolate: Using maths to solve problems in farming
Improving cocoa yields for the chocolate industry, estimating the quality of meat in pigs and refining the design of a hydroponics system, were three farming challenges tackled by academics at a recent workshop hosted by ...
Mathematics
Jan 26, 2017
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Caught red-handed: The 'Candy striped hermit crab' is a new species from the Caribbean
Recent underwater photographs and video obtained using scuba equipment by underwater photographer Ellen Muller at dive sites in the National Marine Park of the southern Caribbean island of Bonaire revealed the presence of ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2017
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