Theoretical Sciences

Dr. Isaac Elishakoff authors the key reference in study of stocky beams and thick plates in its numerous applications in mechanical, aerospace, civil, ocean and marine engineering fieldsCredit: World Scientific Beams and plates are…

Bielefeld University's anniversary conference on Nov. 14-15 Be it relativity theory, systems theory, or game theory: to this day, great theories are the figureheads of science. But are algorithms replacing them with automated data…

Although the mapping of aboveground biomass is now possible with satellite remote sensing, these maps still have to be calibrated and validated using on-site data gathered by researchers across the world. IIASA contributed to the…

Current scenarios used to inform climate policy have a weakness in that they typically focus on reaching specific climate goals in 2100 - an approach which may encourage risky pathways that could have long-term negative effects. A new…

Team of researchers studying hate on social media outlines challenges to dismantling online hate groups worldwideCredit: Neil Johnson/GWU WASHINGTON (Aug. 21, 2019)--Online hate thrives globally through self-organized, scalable…

Credit: Haochen Li Weather forecasting is a typical problem of coupling big data with physical-process models, according to Prof. Pingwen Zhang, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Director of the National Engineering…

Robots need to know the reason why they are doing a job if they are to effectively and safely work alongside people in the near future. In simple terms, this means machines need to understand motivethe way humans do, and not just perform…

Credit: Hiroki Oguri, TUAT A group of Japanese researchers mainly from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) and Hokkaido University drastically enhanced and sped up the way to skeletally diverse indole alkaloids, composed…

Two books and a play set in near future tell cautionary & optimistic talesCredit: Neukom Institute HANOVER, N.H. - June 4, 2019 - Working from a shortlist of imaginative pieces that question human nature, the nature of technology and…

Araceli Venegas-Gomez will use her stipend to become a 'global ambassador' for quantum technologies WASHINGTON--The OSA Foundation (OSAF) is pleased to announce Araceli Venegas-Gomez, a Ph.D. student at University of Strathclyde, U.K., as…