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General Physics Aug 12, 2014

Physicist develops stochastic model to describe interbeat variation patterns between musicians

(Phys.org) —Physicist Holger Hennig, currently with OptWare in Munich, Germany, has developed a stochastic model to describe synchronization that occurs in human musical rhythms that involve more than one person. In his paper ...

Engineering Aug 11, 2014

New methods help fill in wave gaps for coastal planning

Researchers have tested two new methods for calculating and inserting vital missing data into wave models for future coastal and offshore engineering planning.

Evolution Aug 11, 2014

Reconstructions show how some of the earliest animals lived—and died (w/ Video)

A bizarre group of uniquely shaped organisms known as rangeomorphs may have been some of the earliest animals to appear on Earth, uniquely suited to ocean conditions 575 million years ago. A new model devised by researchers ...

Plants & Animals Aug 6, 2014

A synopsis of the carabid beetle tribe Lachnophorini reveals remarkable 24 new species

An extensive study by Smithsonian scientists presents a synopsis of the carabid beetle tribe Lachnophorini. The research contains a new genus and the remarkable 24 new species added to the tribe. The study was published in ...

Space Exploration Jul 25, 2014

Bacteria manipulate salt to build shelters to hibernate

For the first time, Spanish researchers have detected an unknown interaction between microorganisms and salt. When Escherichia coli cells are introduced into a droplet of salt water and is left to dry, bacteria manipulate ...

Ecology Jul 17, 2014

Ecologists need 'efficient theory' to make sense of all the data

Ecologists are awash with data and have the tools to find patterns in it, but understanding those patterns requires the extra struggle to come up with simple, typically mathematical approaches that the 16 co-authors of a ...

Astronomy Jun 23, 2014

3D map shows dusty structure of the Milky Way

(Phys.org) —A team of international astronomers has created a detailed three-dimensional map of the dusty structure of the Milky Way – the star-studded bright disc of our own galaxy – as seen from Earth's northern hemisphere. ...

General Physics Jun 16, 2014

Market crashes are anomalous features in the financial data fractal landscape

Due to their previously discovered fractal nature, financial data patterns are self-similar when scaling up. New research shows that the most extreme events in financial data dynamics—reflected in very large price moves—are ...

General Physics May 27, 2014

New model uses the laws of molecular fluid dynamics to aid the analysis of financial markets

A new model to aid the analysis of financial markets uses the laws of molecular fluid dynamics to describe order-book transactions.

Nanomaterials May 26, 2014

Researchers develop three-step process for building fractal nanostructures

Fancy Erector Set? Nope. The elaborate fractal structure shown at right (with a close-up below) is many, many times smaller than that and is certainly not child's play. It is the latest example of what Julia Greer, professor ...

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