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Math Used As A Tool To Heal Toughest Of Wounds
September 28, 2009 — Scientists expect a new mathematical model of chronic wound healing could replace intuition with clear guidance on how to test treatment strategies in tackling a major public-health problem. The ... > full story -
Cracking The Brain's Numerical Code: Researchers Can Tell What Number A Person Has Seen
September 25, 2009 — By carefully observing and analyzing the pattern of activity in the brain, researchers have found that they can tell what number a person has just seen. They can similarly tell how many dots a person ... > full story -
Mathematicians Solve 'Trillion Triangle' Problem
September 22, 2009 — Mathematicians have resolved the first one trillion cases of an ancient mathematics problem. The advance was made possible by a clever new computational technique for multiplying large numbers. The ... > full story -
New Keys For Diffusion Of Information In Social Networks
September 21, 2009 — Information in social networks moves at an unexpectedly slow pace, with the exception of some mass events. This is one of the main conclusions of a study carried out by researchers in Spain and IBM, ... > full story -
Quality Of Early Child Care Plays Role In Later Reading, Math Achievement
September 17, 2009 — Using information from the longitudinal study of early care and youth development, researchers found that children who spent more time in high-quality child care in the first five years of their ... > full story -
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Accurate Predictions In A Limited Calculation Time
September 9, 2009 — Air, road traffic and water flows can only be accurately predicted with computer simulations if the computers can automatically focus on important changes in an area, say ... > full story -
Math Model Accurately Mimics Cell Division In Carbon-Cycling Bacterium
August 22, 2009 — Scientists have developed a quantitative, mathematical model of DNA replication and cell division for the bacterium Caulobacter ... > full story -
New Cloaking Method Could Shield Submarines From Sonar, Planes From Radar, Buildings From Earthquakes
August 17, 2009 — Mathematicians developed a new cloaking method, and it's unlikely to lead to invisibility cloaks like those used by Harry Potter or Romulan spaceships in "Star Trek." Instead, the new method someday ... > full story -
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How Computers Learn To Listen: Scientists Develop Model To Improve Computer Language Recognition
August 16, 2009 — We see, hear and feel, and make sense of countless diverse, quickly changing stimuli in our environment seemingly without effort. However, doing what our brains do with ease is often an impossible ... > full story -
World Record In Packing Puzzle Set In Tetrahedra Jam: Better Understanding Of Matter Itself?
August 15, 2009 — Two researchers have made a major advance in addressing a twist in the packing problem, jamming more tetrahedra -- solid figures with four triangular faces -- and other polyhedral solid objects than ... > full story -
Cultural Evolution Continues Throughout Life, Mathematical Models Suggest
August 14, 2009 — By successively acquiring culture in the form of values, ideas, and actions throughout their lives, humans influence future learning and the capacity for cultural evolution. The number of learning ... > full story -
Hearing Aids: New Software Makes It Easier To Hear The Words Beneath The Noise
August 6, 2009 — Scientists have developed a new software application to improve the noise-filtering abilities of hearing aids and cochlear implants. Hearing aids and cochlear implants act as tiny amplifiers so the ... > full story
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