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An Easier Way to Teach Robots New Skills

Apr. 25, 2022 — Researchers have developed a technique that enables a robot to learn a new pick-and-place task with only a handful of human demonstrations. This could allow a human to reprogram a robot to grasp ...

Tear-Free Hair Brushing? All You Need Is Math

Apr. 13, 2022 — Scientists explore the mathematics of combing and explain why the brushing technique used by so many is the most effective method to detangle a bundle of ...

Rational Neural Network Advances Machine-Human Discovery

Apr. 5, 2022 — Math is the language of the physical world, and some see mathematical patterns everywhere: in weather, in the way soundwaves move, and even in the spots or stripes zebra fish develop in ...

Quantum Information Theory: Quantum Complexity Grows Linearly for an Exponentially Long Time

Mar. 28, 2022 — Physicists know about the huge chasm between quantum physics and the theory of gravity. However, in recent decades, theoretical physics has provided ...

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New, Highly Tunable Composite Materials--With a Twist

June 14, 2022 — Mathematicians have found that they can design a range of composite materials from moiré patterns created by rotating and stretching one lattice relative to another. Their electrical and other ...

Study Explores the Promises and Pitfalls of Evolutionary Genomics

June 6, 2022 — A new study examines mathematical models designed to draw inferences about how evolution operates at the level of populations of organisms. The study concludes that such models must be constructed ...

Agriculture Tech Use Opens Possibility of Digital Havoc

May 26, 2022 — Wide-ranging use of smart technologies is raising global agricultural production but international researchers warn this digital-age phenomenon could reap a crop of another kind -- cybersecurity ...

AI Reveals Unsuspected Math Underlying Search for Exoplanets

May 24, 2022 — The astronomers' goal: find an artificial intelligence algorithm to interpret microlensing events captured by the upcoming Roman Space Telescope and speed detection of exoplanets around other stars. ...

How Cells Correct Errors Under Time Pressure

May 12, 2022 — How does a cell balance risk and speed when dividing? Scientists have developed and experimentally tested the first mathematical theory that describes the cell's best strategy for dividing safely and ...

Chaos Theory Provides Hints for Controlling the Weather

Mar. 28, 2022 — Researchers have used computer simulations to show that weather phenomena such as sudden downpours could potentially be modified by making small adjustments to certain variables in the weather ...

Mathematical Paradoxes Demonstrate the Limits of AI

Mar. 17, 2022 — Humans are usually pretty good at recognizing when they get things wrong, but artificial intelligence systems are not. According to a new study, AI generally suffers from inherent limitations due to ...

Brain-Based Computing Chips Not Just for AI Anymore

Mar. 10, 2022 — With the insertion of a little math, researchers have shown that neuromorphic computers, which synthetically replicate the brain's logic, can solve more complex problems than those posed by ...

Mathematical Discovery Could Shed Light on Secrets of the Universe

Mar. 9, 2022 — How can Einstein's theory of gravity be unified with quantum mechanics? It is a challenge that could give us deep insights into phenomena such as black holes and the birth of the universe. Now, a new ...

Dark Energy: Neutron Stars Will Tell Us If It's Only an Illusion

Mar. 3, 2022 — Scientists provide the first simulation of neutron star collisions in extensions of general relativity relevant for cosmology, offering a new approach to test ...

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A New Model Sheds Light on How We Learn Motor Skills

June 24, 2022 — Researchers have developed a mathematical model of motor learning that reflects the motor learning process in the human brain. Their findings suggest that motor exploration -- that is, increased ...

Math Model Predicts Efficacy of Drug Treatments for Heart Attacks

June 17, 2022 — Researchers used mice to develop a mathematical model of a myocardial infarction. The new model predicts several useful new drug combinations that may one day help treat heart attacks, according to ...

The Numbers Don't Lie: Australia Is Failing at Maths and We Need to Find a New Formula to Arrest the Decline

May 17, 2022 — Australia has suffered a significant drop in teenage maths proficiency in the past 20 years -- sliding from 11th in the OECD rankings to 29th place out of 38 countries, prompting widespread debate ...

Development of an Ensemble Model to Anticipate Short-Term COVID-19 Hospital Demand

May 9, 2022 — Scientists identified the most relevant predictive variables for anticipating hospital demand and proposed using an ensemble model based on the average of the predictions of several individual ...

Study Shows Simple, Computationally-Light Model Can Simulate Complex Brain Cell Responses

Apr. 18, 2022 — Studying how brain cells respond to signals from their neighbors can aid the understanding of cognition and development. However, experimentally measuring the brain's activity is complicated. ...

Are Conferences Worth the Time and Money?

Mar. 14, 2022 — Scientists who interact with others during assigned sessions at conferences are more likely to form productive collaborations than scientists who do not, researchers found. And the kicker? It ...

A Cautionary Tale of Machine Learning Uncertainty

Mar. 10, 2022 — A new analysis shows that researchers using machine learning methods could risk underestimating uncertainties in their final ...

For New Insights Into Aerodynamics, Scientists Turn to Paper Airplanes

Mar. 1, 2022 — A series of experiments using paper airplanes reveals new aerodynamic effects, a team of scientists has discovered. Its findings enhance our understanding of flight stability and could inspire new ...

BioCro Software for Growing Virtual Crops Improved

Feb. 28, 2022 — A team has revamped the popular crop growth simulation software BioCro, making it a more user-friendly and efficient way to predict crop yield. The updated version, BioCro II, allows modelers to use ...

Computer Drug Simulations Offer Warning About Promising Diabetes and Cancer Treatment

Feb. 28, 2022 — Using computer drug simulations, researchers have found that doctors need to be wary of prescribing a promising treatment for all types of cancer and ...

Research Team Makes Breakthrough Discovery in Light Interactions With Nanoparticles, Paving the Way for Advances in Optical Computing

Feb. 25, 2022 — Researchers detail a breakthrough discovery in nanomaterials and light-wave interactions that paves the way for development of small, low-energy optical computers capable of advanced ...