Mathematics News

Posted January 4, 2013:

• Basic Math Skills Linked to PSAT Math Success

Posted January 3, 2013:

• Video Analysis: Detecting Text Every Which Way

Posted January 2, 2013:

• Tool to Evaluate Genome Sequencing Method Developed

Posted December 20, 2012:

• How Songbirds Learn to Sing: Mathematical Model Explains How Birds Correct Mistakes to Stay on Key
• Motivation, Study Habits -- Not IQ -- Determine Growth in Math Achievement

Posted December 18, 2012:

• A Mathematical Formula to Decipher the Geometry of Surfaces Like That of Cauliflower

Posted December 17, 2012:

• Math Formula Gives New Glimpse Into the Magical Mind of Ramanujan

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Replacing Fossil Fuels: Utilizing Sea Wave to Generate Electricity

Posted November 28, 2012:

• Mathematics Used to Identify Contamination in Water Distribution Networks

Posted November 27, 2012:

• How Infidelity Helps Nieces and Nephews: Men May Share More Genes With Sisters' Kids Than Cheating Wife's Kids

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Model Sheds Light on Chemistry That Sparked Origin of Life

Posted November 22, 2012:

• Star Trek Classroom: Next Generation of School Desks

Posted November 19, 2012:

• Scientists Pioneer Method to Predict Environmental Collapse

Posted November 17, 2012:

• New Model Reveals How Huddling Penguins Share Heat Fairly

Posted November 16, 2012:

• Pursuing Problematic Polymers

Posted November 15, 2012:

• Mathematical Counseling for All Who Wonder Why Their Relationship Is Like a Sinus Wave

Posted November 12, 2012:

• The Aftermath of Calculator Use in College Classrooms
• Species Persistence or Extinction: Through a Mathematical Lens

Posted November 8, 2012:

• Computational Neuroscience: Memory-Making Is All About the Connection

Posted November 6, 2012:

• Supercomputing for a Superproblem: A Computational Journey Into Pure Mathematics

Posted November 5, 2012:

• Common Math Standards Supported With New Study

Posted November 2, 2012:

• Disaster Defense: Balancing Costs and Benefits

Posted November 1, 2012:

• Privacy Vs. Protection: Study Considers How to Manage Epidemics in Information Blackouts
• Music in Our Ears: The Science of Timbre
• Computational Medicine Enhances Way Doctors Detect, Treat Disease

Posted October 31, 2012:

• When People Worry About Math, the Brain Feels the Pain

Posted October 28, 2012:

• Higher-Math Skills Entwined With Lower-Order Magnitude Sense

Posted October 24, 2012:

• 'Grassroots' Neurons Wire and Fire Together for Dominance in the Brain

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Formula Unlocks Secrets of Cauliflower's Geometry
• Math Professor Calls Detroit Tigers a Favorite to Win World Series

Posted October 18, 2012:

• A Little Science Goes a Long Way: Engaging Kids Improves Math, Language Scores

Posted October 11, 2012:

• Traditional Courtyards: An Example of Eco-Efficiency for Architects

Posted October 3, 2012:

• Mathematics of Leaf Decay: A Mathematical Model Reveals Commonality Within the Diversity of Leaf Decay

Posted September 28, 2012:

• Taking Mathematics to Heart

Posted September 25, 2012:

• Lab Encodes Collagen: Program Defines Stable Sequences for Synthesis, Could Help Fight Disease, Design Drugs

Posted September 20, 2012:

• Treating Disease by the Numbers

Posted September 12, 2012:

• Mathematical Model May Lead to Safer Chemotherapy

Posted September 6, 2012:

• Math Tree May Help Root out Fraudsters: Applying Algorithm to Social Networks Can Reveal Hidden Connections Criminals Use to Commit Fraud

Posted September 2, 2012:

• Design Help for Drug Cocktails for HIV Patients: Mathematical Model Helps Design Efficient Multi-Drug Therapies

Posted August 29, 2012:

• Math Ability Requires Crosstalk in the Brain

Posted August 23, 2012:

• Identifying Aggressive Breast Cancers by Interpreting the Mathematical Patterns in the Cancer Genome

Posted August 7, 2012:

• Greater Working Memory Capacity Benefits Analytic, but Not Creative, Problem-Solving

Posted July 31, 2012:

• Mathematicians Solve Decade-Old Debate on Regulation of Protein Production by microRNAs in Cells

Posted July 30, 2012:

• Mathematicians Develop New Method for Describing Extremely Complicated Shapes

Posted July 27, 2012:

• Boys' Impulsiveness May Result in Better Math Ability

Posted July 10, 2012:

• Searching Genomic Data Faster: Biologists' Capacity for Generating Genomic Data Is Increasing More Rapidly Than Computing Power

Posted July 9, 2012:

• Girls' Mathematics Performance More Likely to Suffer Than Boys' as a Result of Mathematics Anxiety

Posted July 1, 2012:

• Falling Lizards Use Tail for Mid-Air Twist, Inspiring Lizard-Like 'RightingBot'

Posted June 27, 2012:

• Ability to Estimate Quantity Increases in First 30 Years of Life

Posted June 25, 2012:

• Math Formula Leads Researchers to Source of Pollution

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