Assaf Naor receives Ostrowski Prize in Higher Mathematics
Credit: © Simons Foundation The Czech-Israeli mathematician Assaf Naor has been awarded the international Ostrowski Prize in Higher Mathematics 2019. ...
Tag: Calculations/Problem-Solving
XenonPy.MDL — Comprehensive library of pre-trained models for materials properties
Transfer learning may serve as a solution to the scarcity of materials property dataCredit: Ryo Yoshida A joint research group ...
Toll roads are good for the environment, Russian scientists confirm
Researchers developed a method to calculate the number of stops trucks make along their routes; the method confirms that toll ...
Hate to wait? Sandia looks to speed up climate research
Early career researcher to lead projectCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Presumably, Leonardo da Vinci could have saved a ...
Mathematicians find gold in data
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Russian mathematicians and geophysicists have made a standard technique for ore prospecting several times more effective. ...
Are some urban settings riskier for traffic injury or death? We know less than you think
Researchers examine crash risk, crash exposure and the built environmentCredit: Florida Atlantic University How dangerous is travel in the United ...
Nanoscale manipulation of light leads to exciting new advancement
UNM researchers find decreasing the density of nanoparticles in ordered arrays produces exceptional field enhancementsCredit: University of New Mexico Department ...
Physicists found weak spots in ceramic/graphene composites
Physicists found out the structures in nanomaterials made of ceramic and graphene plates, in which cracks appear most frequentlyCredit: Peter ...
When it comes to robots, reliability may matter more than reasoning
Credit: US Army What does it take for a human to trust a robot? That is what Army researchers are ...
Big cities breed partners in crime
New model shows it is easier to find partners in high populationCredit: Rafael de Nadai EVANSTON, Ill. -- Your intuition ...
Researchers develop unified sensor to better control effects of shock waves
Credit: Takeshi Fujimoto, Taro Kawasaki, and Keiichi Kitamura, Yokohama National University As a fighter jet quickly ascends and accelerates forward, ...
Immune response depends on mathematics of narrow escapes
The shape of immune cells plays key role in recognizing invadersCredit: Blausen Medical The way immune cells pick friends from ...
Children’s Tumor Foundation hosts NF Innovation Week in San Francisco
Researchers, clinicians, data scientists, patients and caregivers convene to fast-track cures for the rare disorder neurofibromatosis Neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic ...
Supercomputers use graphics processors to solve longstanding turbulence question
Credit: Thomas Angus / Imperial College London Advanced simulations have solved a problem in turbulent fluid flow that could lead ...