Calculations/Problem-Solving

Researchers from RIT and Green Bank Observatory shed new light on nebula formation processesCredit: STScI, Alyssa Pagan Images of two iconic planetary nebulae taken by the Hubble Space Telescope are revealing new information about how…

New research investigates the properties of particular solutions of Maxwell equations, tracking their evolution over time and determining a route to combine them with other systems. Maxwell equations govern the evolution of electromagnetic…

The swirling currents occur when the rodlike structures that extend inward from the cells' membranes bend together like wheat stalks caught in a strong breeze, report researchers at the Flatiron Institute and the University of Cambridge in…

Credit: Delaneau Group Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, obesity, or height. To discover these associations, researchers need to compare…

New research points to the advantages and pitfalls of machine learning to set pricing Key Takeaways: Machine learning can be an effective tool to set competitive prices. Artificial intelligence has its limits on how to set the most…

An international team of researchers just introduced a new photonic processorCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) An international team of researchers, including Professor Roberto Morandotti of the Institut national de la recherche…

New findings from theoretical computer science We are fascinated by machines that can control cars, compose symphonies, or defeat people at chess, Go, or Jeopardy! While more progress is being made all the time in Artificial Intelligence…

University of Hawaii professor Wai-Fah Chen reveals how the mathematical theory of plasticity shaped the modern structural designCredit: World Scientific The book is state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice summary of structural and…

Scientists find a way to make Ising models easier to implement physically for solving combinatorial optimization problemsCredit: Waseda University Given a list of cities and the distances between each pair of cities, how do you determine…

By applying statistical geometry to analyzing urban road networks, KAUST researchers have advanced understanding of how wireless charging roads might influence driver behavior and city planning in a future where electric vehicles (EVs)…

RIT and IAR scientists outline the findings in a new Astrophysical Journal paper While the scientific community grapples with the loss of the Arecibo radio telescope, astronomers who recently revived a long-dormant radio telescope array in…

After analyzing the data from 226 large manufacturing companies from the European Union, a team of researchers from Lithuania, Poland and Sweden have drawn a conclusion that organizations almost do not mention circular economy…

Methods currently used for predicting the development of COVID-19 and other pandemics fail to report precisely on the best and worst case scenarios. Newly developed prediction method for epidemics, published in Nature Physics, solve this…

New cellphone app helps neuroscientists compare human vs machine strategiesCredit: Gautam Agarwal, UC Berkeley Fans of Candy Crush Saga, Flow Free or Minesweeper should check out a challenging new mobile game app, hexxed, that will…

Economic inequality can cause it; Reversing it is difficultCredit: University of Houston Political polarization - the ever-present and growing division between Republicans and Democrats along ideological lines ­- has a powerful grip on…

Credit: R. Jarolim et al. / Astronomy&Astrophysics Scientists from the University of Graz and the Kanzelhöhe Solar Observatory (Austria) and their colleagues from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)…

general mathematical model of the thermoelasticity equation is derivedCredit: @SamaraPolytech Uneven temperature effects on the structure, caused by weather changes or the operation of the heating system, can lead to the formation of…

Optimised quantum algorithms present solution to Fermi-Hubbard model on near-term hardwareCredit: A. Montanaro The team, led by Bristol researcher and Phasecraft co-founder, Dr. Ashley Montanaro, has discovered algorithms and…

Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues have built two models that accurately explain the light-emitting behavior of semiconductor nanoplatelets, minuscule structures that can become the building blocks for optoelectronics of the…

The latest book from Fourier optics expert Goodman describes the properties of Fourier transforms and presents their modern applications utilizing this versatile softwareCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - Joe Goodman, an…