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In Mysterious Pattern, Math and Nature Converge
...may behave like the parameters you computed.” This technique is enabling scientists to understand the structure and evolution of the Internet. Certain properties of this vast computer network, such as...
Peering Into the Early Universe
...theories of the birth and evolution of space and time, Gilmore said. A rendering of the European Extremely Large Telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The 39.3-meter E-ELT will be the...
In Natural Networks, Strength in Loops
...When it comes to creating an efficient network, evolution must consider two factors: the cost of building the network and the cost of operating it. For vasculature, this translates to...
Could Knots Unravel Mysteries of Fluid Flow?
...tying a shoelace.) Investigating knotted fluids both on paper and in the lab could provide a much richer picture of how these tangles, once formed, affect the future evolution of...
A Fundamental Theory to Model the Mind
...frequent smaller collapses wherever he looked. His 1996 book, “How Nature Works,” extended the concept beyond simple sand piles to other complex systems: earthquakes, financial markets, traffic jams, biological evolution,...
Time’s Arrow Traced to Quantum Source
...several years studying the evolution of particles in terms of shuffling 1s and 0s. He found that as the particles became increasingly entangled with one another, the information that originally...
In a Grain, a Glimpse of the Cosmos
...the other scientists have spent the past two years working out a plausible backstory for the peculiar concoction. “That’s how we build up our understanding of the evolution of the...
Finding Dark Energy in the Details
...then we can say, “Do we live in this kind of universe, or this kind?” What do the data so far tell us about wa? They’re consistent with no evolution...
Scientists Conjure Curves From Flatness
...5-7 pairs in many biological systems is the result of evolution or pure mechanics. “The funny thing is that the plant does it automatically,” Rivier said. “You cannot cut the...