Princeton engineers have made a breakthrough in an 80-year-old quandary in quantum physics, paving the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and cars more energy efficient.
By reworking a theory first proposed by physicists in the 1920s, the researchers discovered a new way to predict important characteristics of a new material before it's been created. The new formula allows computers to model the properties of a material up to 100,000 times faster than previously possible and vastly expands the range of properties scientists can study.
Read more: Scientists Find an Equation for Materials Innovation
UCLA scientists work with L.A. police to identify and analyze crime 'hotspots'
Data suggest symmetry may ‘melt’ along with protons and neutrons
Cervical cancer is highly curable when caught early. But in a third of cases, the tumor responds poorly to therapy or recurs later, when cure is much less likely.
Data-mining technology is an increasingly popular way to search for patterns, correlations and trends within crime statistics, genomics data and other enormous amounts of information, and now UT Dallas researchers have created a repository of tools intended to further boost this young field.
by Leslie Scrivener