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Where Mathematics And Astrophysics Meet
June 5, 2008 — The mathematicians were trying to extend an illustrious result in their field, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. The astrophysicists were working on a fundamental problem in their field, the ... > full story -
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Weather, Stomach Bugs And Climate Change: Refining The Model
June 4, 2008 — Researchers introduce a model for predicting infectious disease outbreaks that takes into account weather and other factors. Accounting for these factors creates a more accurate model for forecasting ... > full story -
Finding Out What The Big Bang And Ink Jets Have In Common
June 3, 2008 — It often turns out there is more to commonplace everyday events than meets the eye. The folding of paper, or fall of water droplets from a tap, are two such events, both of which involve the creation ... > full story -
Slide Rule Sense: Amazonian Indigenous Culture Demonstrates Universal Mapping Of Number Onto Space
May 29, 2008 — The ability to map numbers onto a line is universal. But for an Amazonian tribe, this mapping is not linear but logarithmic. The finding illuminates both the nature and the limits of the human ... > full story -
Help For Simulation Tools And Stroke Patients
May 29, 2008 — Jörg Willems has made an important contribution to our understanding of multi-scale problems in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. The effects of a stroke can now be significantly alleviated ... > full story -
Public Schools As Good As Private Schools In Raising Math Scores, Study Says
May 23, 2008 — Students in public schools learn as much or more math between kindergarten and fifth grade as similar students in private schools, according to a new study of multi-year, longitudinal data on nearly ... > full story -
Clinical Investigation Meets Computer Simulation To Analyze Risk Factor Of Heart Disease
May 22, 2008 — Researchers have developed a novel, computer-based strategy to study plasma lipoprotein profiles considered a major predictor of cardiovascular disease. Lipoproteins are the "container ships" in our ... > full story -
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Mathematicians Reveal Secrets Of The Ancient And Universal Art Of Symmetry
May 21, 2008 — Humans have used symmetrical patterns for thousands of years in both functional and decorative ways. Now, a new book by three mathematicians offers both math experts and enthusiasts a new way to ... > full story -
Modeling How We See Natural Scenes
May 21, 2008 — Sophisticated mathematical modeling methods and a "CatCam" that captures feline-centric video of a forest are two elements of a new effort to explain how the brain's visual circuitry processes real ... > full story -
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New Meaning For The Term 'Computer Bug': Genetically Altered Bacteria For Data Storage
May 20, 2008 — Researchers have created 'living computers' by genetically altering bacteria. The research demonstrates that computing in living cells is feasible, opening the door to a number of applications ... > full story
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