Studying the geometry of a common skin disease
In a recent study from Hiroshima University, researchers turned to mathematics to predict hive patterns in humans.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 28, 2020
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News tagged with complex patterns
Physicists look to navigational 'rhumb lines' to study polymer's unique spindle structure
From the intricate patterns of pollen grains to the logarithmic spirals of nautilus shells, biology is full of complex patterns, shapes, and geometries. Many of these intricate structures play important roles in biological ...
General Physics
Oct 11, 2019
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Self-assembling materials can form patterns that might be useful in optical devices
Self-assembling materials called block copolymers, which are known to form a variety of predictable, regular patterns, can now be made into much more complex patterns that may open up new areas of materials design, a team ...
Materials Science
Jul 5, 2019
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A collaboration between art and science explores the turbulent physics of eddies
Many of us as kids have played Poohsticks—throwing a twig into flowing water from a bridge or riverbank and watching it race downstream, but then losing the competition because your stick gets caught in the endless spin ...
General Physics
May 24, 2019
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Can the laws of physics untangle traffic jams, stock markets, and other complex systems?
In 1998 former tech consultant Hank Eskin launched a campaign to track dollar bills. Through the "Where's George?" initiative, dollars were stamped with messages about the currency tracking project, and people were instructed ...
General Physics
Mar 29, 2019
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From busking pigeons to head banging sea lions – can animals feel the beat?
A pigeon bopping along to a busker playing "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams set Twitter abuzz in 2013. It's certainly a catchy tune that I can't help but tap my foot along to, but is that really what ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2019
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The science of knitting, unpicked
Dating back more than 3,000 years, knitting is an ancient form of manufacturing, but Elisabetta Matsumoto of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta believes that understanding how stitch types govern shape and stretchiness ...
General Physics
Mar 6, 2019
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Technique streamlines fabrication of 2-D circuits
Exotic 2-D materials hold great promise for creating atom-thin circuits that could power flexible electronics, optoelectronics, and other next-generation devices. But fabricating complex 2-D circuits requires multiple time-consuming, ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 5, 2019
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Machine learning algorithm helps in the search for new drugs
Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm for drug discovery which has been shown to be twice as efficient as the industry standard, which could accelerate the process of developing new treatments for disease.
Biochemistry
Feb 11, 2019
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The epoch of planet formation, times twenty
Astronomers have cataloged nearly 4,000 exoplanets in orbit around distant stars. Though the discovery of these newfound worlds has taught us much, there is still a great deal we do not know about the birth of planets and ...
Astronomy
Dec 12, 2018
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