Systems/Chaos/Pattern Formation/Complexity

Credit: © 2021 KAUST A biomimicking "spiking" neural network on a microchip has enabled KAUST researchers to lay the foundation for developing more efficient hardware-based artificial intelligence computing systems. Artificial…

Credit: Illustration: Mesa Schumacher for the Santa Fe Institute A forest looks like a hotbed of randomness, with trees and plants scattered in wild and capricious diversity. But appearances can be deceiving, say a trio of…

The new model may have applications for studying and predicting a range of dynamical systems The dynamics of the neural activity of a mouse brain behave in a peculiar, unexpected way that can be theoretically modeled without any fine…

Method of generating quasipatterns may lead to customizable materialsCredit: Courtesy of Fernando Guevara Vasquez Mathematicians and engineers at the University of Utah have teamed up to show how ultrasound waves can organize carbon…

New tech packs computer chips with "uncountable" secrets COLUMBUS, Ohio - Researchers have found a way to use chaos to help develop digital fingerprints for electronic devices that may be unique enough to foil even the most sophisticated…

Are we really living in a polarized world? A mathematical model reveals surprises -- particularly about people in the middle.Credit: (Yang et al, PLOS One) When people talk about the political spectrum, it's often in reference to…

Credit: Image courtesy the Autonomous Materials Systems Group, Beckman Institute A simple plastic water bottle isn't so simple when it comes to the traditional manufacturing process. To appear in its final form, it has to go through a…

Pedestrian movements are tricky to track, but now the first large-scale statistical analysis of pedestrian flow using anonymous phone data collected in three European capital cities, London, Amsterdam and Stockholm, has been conducted by…

Credit: Pixabay Volcanic eruptions, forest fires, electromagnetic radiation from the Sun or electrical storms, and sandstorms are among the phenomena that may pose a risk to air traffic safety and will be studied within the framework…

A concept for seeded all-or-nothing assembly of micron-scale DNA nanostructures that could extend nanofabrication capabilities and enable creation of highly specific diagnosticsCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University …

Fast line-based algorithm turns hand-writing into holograms using standard CPUsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have devised and implemented a simplified algorithm for…

Credit: Adam Islaam - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) IIASA researchers worked with local stakeholders from the East African Community to explore and co-develop regional water scenarios that can enhance…

Researchers are developing new autonomous technologies that can help people check that isolated elderly family members are okay. Researchers are developing new autonomous technologies that can help people check that isolated elderly family…

Increased global temperatures help invasive species establish themselves in ecosystems, new research led by a Swansea University bioscientist has shown. The study, published by the Royal Society, gives an insight into the probable…

Many facets of city growth follow universal scaling laws. But where do these laws come from? Researchers from the Complexity Science Hub Vienna now offer a simple and elegant explanation: They derive urban scaling laws from the 3D geometry…

Applied mathematics methods used to study mortality rates of multiple waves of COVID-19Credit: Nick James, Max Menzies, and Peter Radchenko WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 -- As Europe experienced its enormous second wave of the…

Multi-chip architecture points way to continued increases in performance of Toshiba's optimization computer; potential to create a game-changing shift in complex financial transactions and roboticsCredit: Toshiba Corporation TOKYO -…

Credit: GARUDA FUJII, INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING, SHINSHU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN Until now, it was only possible to optimize an acoustic cloaking structure for the air-environment. However, with this latest research, Acoustic cloak…

Credit: Beth Morris, University of Nottingham Maths PhD Researchers have developed a new quantum version of a 150-year-old thermodynamical thought experiment that could pave the way for the development of quantum heat engines.…

Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS Humans and animals alike constantly size up one another. In the workplace, a new employee quickly learns which coworkers are the most respected -- and therefore hold more power. Big brothers boss around…