Where Do Fears Come From? How Can New Insights Improve Treatment?
A new study leverages math in improving commonly used exposure therapy to overcome fear. New fear and exposure therapy research provides fundamental “Newtonian physics” to…
Mathematics News
Mapping the Globe and Creating Strong Passwords, Using the Power of 3 Random Words
It’s difficult to imagine that three random words have the power to both map the globe and protect your private data. The secret behind this…
With a Twist: New Composite Materials With Highly Tunable Electrical and Physical Properties
You’re probably familiar with moiré patterns, the large-scale interference patterns known in mathematics, physics, and art. They are created by overlaying one ruled opaque pattern…
AI Reveals Unsuspected Connections Hidden in the Complex Math Underlying Search for Exoplanets
Machine learning algorithm points to problems in mathematical theory for interpreting microlenses. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems trained on real astronomical observations now surpass astronomers in…
Predicting Hidden Intentions: Algorithm Predicts Which Students Will Drop Out of Math Courses
Social science researchers at the University of Tübingen develops a statistical method for separating different levels of influence. In the subjects of science and technology,…
Bridging the Chasm Between Quantum Physics and the Theory of Gravity – “We Have Found a Surprisingly Simple Solution”
Quantum information theory: Quantum complexity grows linearly for an exponentially long time. Physicists know about the huge chasm between quantum physics and the theory of…
Fish Doing Math? Scientists Teach Zebra mbuna Fish and Stingrays To Add and Subtract
Zebra mbuna (a species of cichlid fish) and stingrays can add and subtract one from the numbers one to five, according to a study published…
High-Energy Interactions Between Light and Matter Described by Advanced New Mathematical Model
Modeling High-Harmonic Generation Without Resorting to Perturbation Theory An advanced mathematical model that can describe high-energy interactions between light and matter has been developed by…
NASA Interns Celebrate Pi Day
Today we are taking Pi beyond the sky – stop by your nearest bakery or serve up a nice slice as we celebrate Pi Day! …
Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Why Evolution Favors Symmetry
From sunflowers to starfish, symmetry appears everywhere in biology. This isn’t just true for body plans – the molecular machines keeping our cells alive are…
Wormholes – Shortcuts Connecting Two Points in Spacetime – Help Resolve Black Hole Information Paradox
A mathematical analysis helps illuminate the puzzle over how information escapes from a black hole. A RIKEN physicist and two colleagues have found that a…
Pi Day Challenge: Can You Solve These NASA Math Problems?
To celebrate Pi Day, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is serving up a series of science and engineering questions related to some of the agency’s Earth…
Quantum Gravity: Mathematical Discovery Could Shed Light on Secrets of the Universe
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…
Quantinuum H1 Quantum Computer Beats Classical System at Game Designed To Test Quantum Mechanics
Some might view games as merely entertainment but for Prof. Emanuele Dalla Torre at Bar-Ilan University in Israel and his team, playing games is useful…
Scientists Uncover How Water Temperature Affects the Shape of Melting Ice
A team of mathematicians and physicists has discovered how ice formations are shaped by external forces, such as water temperature. Its newly published research may…
Secret of Lizard Camouflage: A Simple Mathematical Equation
A multidisciplinary team has succeeded in explaining the complex distribution of scales in the ocellated lizard by means of a simple equation. The shape-shifting clouds…
Physicist’s Radical Solution to Century Old Problem of Radiation Reaction – With Controversial Implications
A Lancaster physicist has proposed a radical solution to the question of how a charged particle, such as an electron, responded to its own electromagnetic…
Harvard Mathematician Resolves 150-Year-Old Chess Problem
A Different Kind of Queen’s Gambit Harvard mathematician largely resolves 150-year-old chess problem involving most powerful piece on board. The queen is the most powerful…
