We live in a three-dimensional world. Despite the many benefits this presents, it also makes for a complicated math problem, according to Northeastern associate professor of mathematics Ivan Loseu. The best a path to a solution, ...
Mathematics
Mar 12, 2014
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Physicists at the University of Chicago and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, are uncovering the fundamental physical laws that govern the behavior of cellular materials.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A team of scientists who specialize in multiple-choice test assessment at Brock and Trent University's in Canada has conducted a study to find out if students could use Benford's law to help them pass multiple-choice ...
The origin of life on Earth is still a hotly-debated topic. There are many different theories on how life was kick-started, as well as various experiments underway attempting to understand the processes involved. For example, ...
Space Exploration
Sep 25, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at Toshiba Corporation has developed technology that allows up to 64 users to participate in a quantum key distribution (QKD) network with another single user. In their paper published ...
(Phys.org) —A team of physicists at Bristol University in the U.K. has proposed a possible way to allow for quantum cryptography between a large station and a small hand held device. They describe such a technique in a ...
All living things must obey the laws of physics—including the second law of thermodynamics, which states that the universe's disorder, or entropy, can only grow. Highly ordered cells and organisms appear to contradict this ...
General Physics
Aug 27, 2013
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Sunny Jung continues to redefine the views on the laws of physics, and in doing so, impacts the research on topics as varied as drug delivery methods to fuel efficiency.
General Physics
Aug 15, 2013
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You've got to hand it to Elon Musk - he certainly dreams big. The entrepreneur loves to take on tough technical challenges and turn them into business opportunities. He revolutionized online payment services with PayPal, ...
Engineering
Aug 15, 2013
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After nine days of intensive discussions, nearly 700 particle physicists from about 100 universities and laboratories concluded nine months of work with a unified framework for unmasking the hidden secrets of matter, energy, ...
General Physics
Aug 8, 2013
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