Correlations in COVID-19 growth point to universal strategies for slowing spread
Models drawing on chaos theory find growth in nine countries conforms to a power law curve and highlight the value ...
Tag: Systems/Chaos/Pattern Formation/Complexity
What is an individual? Information Theory may provide the answer
Credit: Brent Deuel/NOAA Photo Library It's almost impossible to imagine biology without individuals -- individual organisms, individual cells, and individual ...
Simulations show extreme opinions can lead to polarized groups
By incorporating the social science concept of 'rigidity of the extreme' into a popular opinion dynamics model, work in chaos ...
Cranfield University student creates COVID-19 map for Nigeria
Credit: Cranfield University A student from Cranfield University in the UK has created a dashboard giving information on the spread ...
Machine learning puts a new spin on spin models
New insights into phase transitions using artificial intelligenceCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have ...
Physicists propose new filter for blocking high-pitched sounds
Credit: Robert Rivera, University at Buffalo; Luis Machado, Federal University of Pará in Brazil BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Need to reduce ...
Stanford scientists discover the mathematical rules underpinning brain growth
Using microscopy and mathematics, researchers have discovered the invisible pattern that growing neurons follow to form a brain. The technique ...
Learning how cancer cells coordinate and collaborate to multiply and metastasize
Researchers from Osaka University and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology show that cancer cells cultured on Matrigel ...
Re-thinking ‘tipping points’ in ecosystems and beyond
Credit: André de Roos When a grassland becomes a desert, or a clearwater lake shifts to turbid, the consequences can ...
When coronavirus is not alone
Team of complexity scientists present 'meme' model for multiple diseasesCredit: Joshua Brown/UVM Interacting contagious diseases like influenza and pneumonia follow ...
New tool to study how neuronal networks recover their function after neuron loss
Credit: J. Soriano/UB A multidisciplinary study led by UB researchers has developed a new experimental tool that enables the application ...
Visualizing diffusive dynamics beyond tracking limit with standard optical microscope
Evaluating the spatio-temporal distribution of diffusion coefficients for high-concentration Brownian particles without fluorescent labeling nor tracking them from microscopy movie ...
The paradox of dormancy: Why sleep when you can eat?
Credit: Image by Dieter Ebert, reproduced from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license Why do predators ...
‘Rosetta stone’ for urban scaling makes sense of how cities change across time and space
Credit: Petr Kratochvil/Public Domain Cities change as they grow -- not only by adding area or population but also in ...
Computer-based weather forecast: New algorithm outperforms mainframe computer systems
New algorithm solves complex problems more easily and more accurately on a personal computer while requiring less processing power than ...
Human language most likely evolved gradually
Hypotheses for the origin of human languageCredit: Cedric Boeckx (University of Barcelona- ICREA-UBICS) One of the most controversial hypotheses for ...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy diagnosis improved by simple accelerometers
As the most common form of the disease, early diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is key to survivalCredit: Image courtesy ...
Deep learning accurately forecasts heat waves, cold spells
Capsule neural network predicts extreme weather with WWII-era analog forecastsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Feb. 4, 2020) -- Rice ...
Discovery of a new liquid-liquid interfacial deformation by partial miscibility
Creating a cross-disciplinary discipline of chemical thermodynamics and interfacial fluid dynamics and contributing to higher efficiency of oil recovery and ...
Tiny price gaps cost investors billions
UVM and MITRE studies show that near-light-speed differences in stock prices may be exploited by traders with faster information systemsCredit: ...
