Both genetic and lifestyle factors likely contribute to disease risks
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School closures may not reduce coronavirus deaths as much as expected
Extensive simulations seek the ideal distancing scenario to reduce severe coronavirus cases with minimal social disruption
Toshiba’s new algorithms quickly deliver highly accurate solutions to complex problems
Breaks the limitations of classical mechanics by introducing a quasi-quantum effect; expected to accelerate complex problem-solving in finance, pharmaceuticals and logistics
Leading expert calls for a new way to assess and deal with our national security
A leading academic expert on national security has called for a radical shake-up in how the UK deals with major crises on the scale of the current pandemic
Viral sequencing can reveal how SARS-CoV-2 spreads and evolves
Science “Viewpoint” article stresses importance of sequencing data to control COVID-19 pandemic
Anonymous cell phone data can quantify behavioral changes for flu-like illnesses
Iceland study links cell phone metadata with public health data
New management approach can help avoid species vulnerability or extinction
New tools will help ecologists predict when species may be at risk
Big data analysis finds cancer’s key vulnerabilities
NEW YORK, NY (Jan. 11, 2021)–Thousands of different genetic mutations have been implicated in cancer, but a new analysis of almost 10,000 patients found that regardless of the cancer’s origin, tumors could be stratified in only 112 subtypes and that,…
Predictive analytics and big data technologies
Predictive analytics is the art and science of proposed predictive systems and models. With tuning over time, these models can predict an outcome with a far higher statistical probability than mere guesswork. Predictive analytics plays an essential role in the…
‘Chaotic’ way to create insectlike gaits for robots
By using small networks of Rössler systems, a locomotion controller enables a brain-machine interface for a six-legged antlike robot.
New approach can improve COVID-19 predictions worldwide
Methods currently used for predicting the development of COVID-19 and other pandemics fail to report precisely on the best and worst case scenarios. Newly developed prediction method for epidemics, published in Nature Physics, solve this problem
AI model shows promise to generate faster, more accurate weather forecasts
Today’s weather forecasts come from some of the most powerful computers on Earth. The huge machines churn through millions of calculations to solve equations to predict temperature, wind, rainfall and other weather events. A forecast’s combined need for speed and…
Grasping exponential growth
The coronavirus outbreak offered the public a crash course in statistics, with terms like doubling time, logarithmic scales, R factor, rolling averages, and excess mortality now on everyone’s tongue. However, simply having heard these terms does not mean that someone…
The video referee in the spotlight
Fans are not amused about decisions made by video assistants
Quantum interference in time
Since the very beginning of quantum physics, a hundred years ago, it has been known that all particles in the universe fall into two categories: fermions and bosons. For instance, the protons found in atomic nuclei are fermions, while bosons…
Bristol researchers publish significant step toward quantum advantage
Optimised quantum algorithms present solution to Fermi-Hubbard model on near-term hardware
Scientists model photoluminescence kinetics in semiconductor nanoplatelets for better optoelectroni
Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues have built two models that accurately explain the light-emitting behavior of semiconductor nanoplatelets, minuscule structures that can become the building blocks for optoelectronics of the future. The paper was published in the journal Physical…
New multicampus consortium to study assembly of coronaviruses
Host campus UC Riverside will be joined by UC Davis and UC Merced
New study tests machine learning on detection of borrowed words in world languages
Underwhelming results underscore the complexity of language evolution while showing promise in some current applications
SPIE Press publishes Joe Goodman’s Fourier Transforms Using Mathematica®
The latest book from Fourier optics expert Goodman describes the properties of Fourier transforms and presents their modern applications utilizing this versatile software
Split wave
HZDR team develops component for neuromorphic computer
The ever-elusive riddle: What’s the best way to cut Christmas cookies?
At some point in life, most people have stood over a rolled-out slab of cookie dough and pondered just how to best cut out cookies with as little waste as possible. Now, even math experts have given up on finding…
The making of mysterious mazes: how animals got their complex colorations
A researcher at Osaka University uncovered a simple mechanism underlying the intricate skin patterns of animals through comprehensive analyses of the diversity of fish colorations
Flow physics could help forecasters predict extreme events
Researchers are studying a tornado’s song and other ‘doors to danger’ in an increasingly chaotic world
Tracking and fighting fires on earth and beyond
Scientists demonstrate how fires burn and spread under different environmental conditions
Optimizing complex modeling processes through machine learning technologies
Texas A&M University researchers look for ways to solve complex modeling problems more accurately and efficiently
DeepER tool uses deep learning to better allocate emergency services
Model from Binghamton University professors tracks 10 years of NYC data, and it could be used in other areas
Artificial intelligence to increase air safety in the face of storms
Sometimes, during flights, aircrafts have to change their route (their flight plan) because of unforeseen events, such as storms. These meteorological phenomena, which may be accompanied by hail and lightning, are difficult to predict; they are known to appear in…
Volcanic eruptions have more effect in summer
Detailed modeling of the effect of volcanic eruptions on the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has shown that the climate response to these events depends on the timing of the eruption and the preceding conditions. The research, led by KAUST…
In a pandemic, migration away from dense cities more effective than closing borders
A simulation shows reducing population density in large cities decreases disease spread
Driver behavior influences traffic patterns as much as roadway design, study reports
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Urban planners may soon have a new way to measure traffic congestion. By capturing the different routes by which vehicles can travel between locations, researchers have developed a new computer algorithm that helps quantify regions of congestion…
Bitcoin is COVID immune!
The SARS-CoV-1 coronavirus pandemic has left a significant footprint on the global economy. For this reason, it had a substantial impact on the behaviour of all financial instruments, including cryptocurrencies. It turns out that the fluctuations experienced by the virtual…
Smart devices to schedule electricity use may prevent blackouts
Green energy sources cause fluctuations in power grids, but demand control offers a solution
Irish and UK research helps to unravel secrets behind Game of Thrones
Researchers from five universities across the UK and Ireland – including UL’s Dr Pádraig MacCarron – came together to unravel ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’, the books on which the TV series is based.
New multiscale view of the human brain
The architecture of the brain supports cognitive and behavioural functions and it is extremely complex with connections at multiple layers that interact with each other. However, research efforts are usually focused on a single spatial scale. In a study led…
Recipe for a storm
Scientists from the University of Oldenburg generate realistic storm turbulence in the laboratory
Secrets behind “Game of Thrones” unveiled by data science and network theory
What are the secrets behind one of the most successful fantasy series of all time? How has a story as complex as “Game of Thrones” enthralled the world and how does it compare to other narratives? Researchers from five universities…
Habitat loss is bad news for species – especially for top predators
Scientists at Linköping University, Sweden, have simulated what happens in ecosystems when the habitats of different species disappear. When plants and animals lose their habitats, predator species at the top of the food chain die out first. The results have…
Precaution: Lessons from COVID-19
Which is more important in the initial phase of a pandemic: taking precautionary actions or responding to its severity? That is the question that researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) set out to address in an article published in BioEssays.
Time crystals lead researchers to future computational work
Time crystals sound like something out of science fiction, but they may be the next major leap in quantum network research. A team based in Japan has proposed a method to use time crystals to simulate massive networks with very…
Everyday Chaos by Brian Clegg, now available from the MIT Press
The mathematics of unpredictability, from the weather to the stock market
An innovative method to tune lasers toward infrared wavelengths
Researchers at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have discovered a cost-effective way to tune the spectrum of a laser to the infrared
A new toolkit for capturing how COVID-19 impacts crime
Tools grounded in resilience theory could help communities better prepare for disasters
New model examines how societal influences affect US political opinions
Tool could be used to simulate interventions on issues such as polarization
Virtual Heidelberg Laureate Forum – Experiment to Experience
Over the past week, the diverse program of the Virtual Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) materialized one session at a time. Many aspects of the actual Forum were mirrored and though replicating the depth of in-person exchanges is impossible, compelling alternatives…
Safe flight: New method detects onset of destructive oscillations in aircraft turbines
New method for early flutter detection will help in the development of safer and more eco-friendly turbines in aircraft
A new study may revise a theory of flowing viscous liquids that was accepted for 60 years
Discovery of a topological change of an interfacial hydrodynamics by a partial miscibility and creating a cross-disciplinary discipline of chemical thermodynamics and interfacial hydrodynamics
Topology-optimized thermal cloak-concentrator
Topology-optimized thermal cloak-concentrator realizes excellent cloaking and concentrating simultaneously although it is built of a simple composition. The thermal cloak-concentrator is not so easily effected by fluctuations of thermal conductivity and is designed by incorporating multiple objective functions under various…
Size and sleep: New research reveals why little things sleep longer
Why does the mouse sleep five times longer than the elephant? Why do babies sleep longer than adults? If these sound like riddles, that’s because they have been. Sleep, in spite of its ubiquity, holds mysteries that have perplexed scientists…
Chaotic “Lévy walks” are a good strategy for animals
A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) explains the advantage that animals have of using a specific type of chaotic type of movement called a “Lévy walk,” and how this type of behavior emerges.…