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Active hearing process in mosquitoes

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11 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

A mathematical model has explained some of the remarkable features of mosquito hearing. In particular, the male can hear the faintest beats of the female's wings and yet is not deafened by loud noises.

Mathematics prize goes to University of Chicago's Hannah Alpert

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Nov 18, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Association for Women in Mathematics has named Hannah Alpert, a third-year mathematics major at the University of Chicago, a co-winner of the 2010 Alice T. Schafer Prize for excellence in mathematics ...

Putting math problems in proper order

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Nov 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

Mathematics is driven by the quest to solve problems and today the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) announces a new tool to help attack those questions. Research problems can take decades or centuries to answer, with ...

Physicist gets buzz from better bee behaviour model

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Oct 13, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A physicist at the University of Manchester has paved the way for better research into how honey bees choose where to live.

Buried Coins Key to Roman Population Mystery?

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Oct 05, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (14) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first century BC in Italy was culturally a brilliant age, unequaled by any other period in Roman history. It was a time of Cicero, Caesar, Vergil, Horace and many other major literary ...

Study: Why the best soccer teams don't always win

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Oct 01, 2009 | 3.2 / 5 (11) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study, published in the October edition of the Journal of Applied Statistics, looked at soccer as being an experiment to determine which of two teams is superior, but their analys ...

How would Einstein use e-mail? Letter writers of yore had same correspondence patterns as e-mail users today

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Sep 25, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (9) | 0

You're not as different from Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin after all, at least when it comes to patterns of correspondence.

New model suggests how the brain might stay in balance

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Sep 24, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (8) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have theorized for decades about how neural networks might be able to accomplish the incredibly complex calculations the human brain performs all the time. But simply stabilizing ...

A trillion triangles: New computer methods reveal secrets of ancient math problem

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Sep 22, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (21) | 1

Mathematicians from North America, Europe, Australia, and South America have resolved the first one trillion cases of an ancient mathematics problem. The advance was made possible by a clever technique for ...

Math used as a tool to heal toughest of wounds

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Sep 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- 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.

New breakthrough in bubble research

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Sep 02, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (8) | 0

A researcher from the University of Bath has found a new approach to an old geometric problem of modelling the most efficient way of packing shapes to form a foam.

Winning While Losing: New Strategy Solves 'Two-Envelope' Paradox

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Aug 18, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (34) | 42

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Australia have taken a step toward resolving a seemingly simple yet unsolved paradox known as the "two-envelope" problem. They’ve worked out a new strategy that can enable ...

Mathematicians set world record in packing puzzle

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Aug 12, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (15) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding the best way to pack the greatest quantity of a specifically shaped object into a confined space may sound simple, yet it consistently has led to deep mathematical concepts and practical ...

NYU physicists make room for oddballs

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Aug 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Here's a question. How many gumballs of different sizes can fit in one of those containers at the mall so as to reward a well-spent quarter? It's hard to believe that most people never consider ...

Algebra adds value to mathematical biology education

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Jul 30, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 1

As mathematics continues to become an increasingly important component in undergraduate biology programs, a more comprehensive understanding of the use of algebraic models is needed by the next generation of biologists to ...

Fuel cells, energy conversion and mathematics

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Jul 24, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 0

Concerns about dwindling fossil fuel resources, current levels of petroleum consumption, and growing pressure to shift to more sustainable energy sources are among the many factors prompting the transition from our current ...

Technology on way to forecasting humanity's needs

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Jul 23, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 6

Much as meteorologists predict the path and intensity of hurricanes, Indiana University's Alessandro Vespignani believes we will one day predict with unprecedented foresight, specificity and scale such things as the economic ...

No crystal ball necessary: New tool IDs predictable economic variables

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Jul 21, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 4

You don't need a crystal ball to tell you what is going to happen next in the economy. You need a statistical model. A new method from North Carolina State University can help researchers determine which economic variables ...