Search results for fractal

Ecology Jul 10, 2025

New tool maps hidden roles and risks in ecosystems

Do you think you know which species are most vulnerable in an ecosystem? A novel analytical method developed by Italian physicists at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) suggests there's more to discover. In their recent study, ...

Social Sciences Jul 10, 2025

Seaside more likely to make us nostalgic than green places, study finds

People in the UK and US are more likely to feel nostalgic towards places by the sea, lakes or rivers than they are towards fields, forests and mountains, according to new research. The study suggests that coastlines may have ...

Polymers Jun 11, 2025

Predicting chemical storm fronts: Framework enables predictive control over patterned polymer formation

Imagine being tasked with baking a soufflé, except the only instruction provided is an ingredient list without any measurements or temperatures.

Evolution Jun 10, 2025

Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean's biodiversity

About 66 million years ago—perhaps on a downright unlucky day in May—an asteroid smashed into our planet.

General Physics Apr 11, 2025

Scientists find evidence of universal conformal invariance in diverse cellular movement

In a new Nature Physics study, researchers have provided evidence of universal conformal invariance in living biological cells. They show that a universal feature in the collective behavior emerges in groups of living cells.

Nanomaterials Mar 3, 2025

Turning pollution into power: New method transforms carbon nanoparticles from emissions into renewable energy catalysts

We have developed a breakthrough method to convert carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) from vehicular emissions into high-performance electrocatalysts. This innovation provides a sustainable approach to pollution management and energy ...

Condensed Matter Feb 26, 2025

Hofstadter's butterfly: Quantum fractal patterns visualized

A team of scientists from Princeton University has measured the energies of electrons in a new class of quantum materials and has found them to follow a fractal pattern. Fractals are self-repeating patterns that occur on ...

Mathematics Feb 26, 2025

From slime molds to corporations, traveling networks chart a new path

You can learn a lot from a little slime mold. For Nate Cira, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in Cornell Engineering, the tiny eukaryotic organism provided inspiration for modeling "traveling networks"—connected ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 13, 2025

Fabrication method advances high-performance photon detector technology

From high-speed communication to quantum computing and sensing, the detection, transmission, and manipulation of light (photons) have transformed modern electronics. Central to these systems are photon detectors, which detect ...

Mathematics Feb 11, 2025

Scientists analyze branch patterns in trees and art, from da Vinci to Mondrian

The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie our ability to recognize artworks as depictions of trees.

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