Algorithms/Models

While revealing that metastatic breast cancer cells alter their shape to spread to other regions of the body, researchers develop a mathematical model that can be applied to study similar cellular systemsCredit: Beth Israel Deaconess…
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Military deployments to austere environments - whether humanitarian missions or combat operations - involve extensive logistical planning, which is often complicated by unforeseen events. Researchers at North Carolina State University…
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The Department of Energy has fueled TAE Technologies' quest for commercially viable nuclear fusion energy with awards of computer time through the INCITE programCredit: TAE Technologies California company TAE Technologies Inc. subscribes…
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Combining wind data with the fractal-like behavior that air particles take on in the atmosphere provides a way for determining how pollutants and volcanic ash will travelCredit: Tímea Haszpra WASHINGTON, D.C., July 16, 2019 --…
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Computational tool by USC researchers solves the 'community detection' problem The social network Linkedin will tell a user how he/she is connected to another. In real life, points of connection are not always that evident. However,…
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Credit: L. Symul (EPFL/Stanford) For many women of reproductive age, the most common way of assessing their menstrual health and fertility means regular visits to a gynecologist or another clinician. When it comes to evaluating…
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Credit: Dr. Martin Smith Researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a new method to spot rare immune cells that are reactive against cancer cells, from within a patient's own immune system. The patented…
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Work is step toward advanced AI systems that can think, reason, plan and make decisionsCredit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., July 15, 2019 - Since its invention by a Hungarian architect in 1974, the Rubik's Cube has furrowed the brows…
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KAUST researchers Dominik Michels and Libo Huang have performed computer simulations to accurately capture the behavior of ferrofluids. Ferrofluids, with their mesmeric display of shape-shifting spikes, are a favorite exhibit in…
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Orange juice is a staple on many breakfast tables, but the future availability of citrus products is threatened by the global spread of huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease. Knowing which environmental conditions…
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Platform uses 'machine learning' to analyse satellite dataCredit: MOUNTS system, Data: ESA Sentinel, edited: Sébastien Valade, GFZ More than half of the world's active volcanoes are not monitored instrumentally. Hence, even…
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Credit: Photo by Ryan Crumley CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University researchers have developed a new computer model for calculating the water content of snowpacks, providing an important tool for water resource managers and avalanche…
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When designing actuators involves too many variables for humans to test by hand, this system can step in.Credit: Subramanian Sundaram An automated system developed by MIT researchers designs and 3-D prints complex robotic parts…
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New paper addresses need for early and accurate tools in diagnosing cancer Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women. It is also difficult to diagnose. Nearly one in 10 cancers is misdiagnosed as not cancerous,…
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