Mathematician makes breakthrough in understanding of turbulence
(Phys.org)—A mathematician at the University of Glasgow is helping to find an answer to one of the last unsolved problems in classical mechanics.
General Physics
Nov 15, 2012
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Erosion has a point—and an edge, researchers find
Erosion caused by flowing water does not only smooth out objects, but can also form distinct shapes with sharp points and edges, a team of New York University researchers has found. Their findings, which appear in the latest ...
Environment
Nov 12, 2012
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Predicting presidents, storms and life by computer
Forget political pundits, gut instincts, and psychics. The mightier-than-ever silicon chip seems to reveal the future. In just two weeks this fall, computer models displayed an impressive prediction prowess.
Computer Sciences
Nov 10, 2012
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Music in our ears: The science of timbre
New research, published in PLOS Computational Biology, offers insight into the neural underpinnings of musical timbre. Mounya Elhilali, of Johns Hopkins University and colleagues have used mathematical models based on experiments ...
Mathematics
Nov 1, 2012
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Grandmas made humans live longer
Computer simulations provide new mathematical support for the "grandmother hypothesis" – a famous theory that humans evolved longer adult lifespans than apes because grandmothers helped feed their grandchildren.
Evolution
Oct 23, 2012
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Scientists build a clearer picture of the spread of bovine tuberculosis
Each year thousands of cattle are slaughtered to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis. New research reveals that testing misses many animals harbouring the disease and shows that large herds are particularly vulnerable ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 18, 2012
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Researchers use voltammetry to probe the brain's chemistry
(Phys.org)—Our brains are constantly awash in chemicals that serve as messengers, transporting signals from one neuron to another. It's a really nifty system, although scientists still aren't clear on how, exactly, those ...
Biochemistry
Oct 16, 2012
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Six-year journey leads to proof of Feit-Thompson Theorem
At 5:46 p.m. on Sept. 20, Georges Gonthier, principal researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge, sent a brief email to his colleagues at the Microsoft Research-Inria Joint Centre in Paris. It read, in full: "This is really ...
Mathematics
Oct 12, 2012
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Researchers make Sudoku puzzles less puzzling
For anyone who has ever struggled while attempting to solve a Sudoku puzzle, University of Notre Dame researcher Zoltan Toroczkai and Notre Dame postdoctoral researcher Maria Ercsey-Ravaz are riding to the rescue. They can ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 11, 2012
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Researchers implement a multi-photon approach in quantum cryptography
Move over money, a new currency is helping make the world go round. As increasing volumes of data become accessible, transferable and, therefore, actionable, information is the treasure companies want to amass. To protect ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 4, 2012
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