Systems/Chaos/Pattern Formation/Complexity

Creating a cross-disciplinary discipline of chemical thermodynamics and interfacial fluid dynamics and contributing to higher efficiency of oil recovery and CO2 injection processesCredit: Yuichiro Nagatsu/ TUAT The international…

UVM and MITRE studies show that near-light-speed differences in stock prices may be exploited by traders with faster information systemsCredit: UVM/MITRE Imagine standing in the grocery store, looking at a pile of bananas. On your side…

Credit: Lancaster University Lancaster University is to host a conference in honour of the 70th birthday of Distinguished Professor Peter Diggle. He was awarded the Guy medal in Silver by the Royal Statistical Society in 1997 before…

Credit: Kate Grabowski Areas of high HIV prevalence, known as 'hotspots', do not necessarily fuel the epidemic in the wider population, say researchers. Hotspots are often targeted for intense HIV control interventions, including…

Research carried out by the University of Kent has shown that diets are changing in complex ways worldwide. International food supply patterns are supporting healthier diets in parts of the world, but causing underweight and obesity…

Synchronization of Chaos: Understanding the mechanisms of period-3 synchronization in plant populations located 20 kilometers apartCredit: Kenshi Sakai, TUAT The synchronization of seed production by trees has garnered…

Budgeting resources isn't just a problem for humans preparing a holiday dinner, or squirrels storing up nuts for the winter. A new model of how animals budget their energy sheds light on how they live and explains why they tend to…

New book provides an analysis of the process of failure and collapse, and outlines principles that help us manage these challenges in our livesCredit: Springer Nature Everyone experiences collapse in their lives: you may lose your job,…

The diverse vocal repertoire of rock hyraxes reveals new information about sex differences and the evolution of languageCredit: Eyal Bartov In nature social living is strongly connected to the ability to communicate with…

Credit: University of Waterloo Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a method that could pave the way to establishing universal standards for measuring the performance of quantum computers. The new method,…