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Biophysics: Geometry Supersedes Simulations

Nov. 20, 2020 — Physicists have introduced a new method that allows biological pattern-forming systems to be systematically characterized with the aid of mathematical analysis. The trick lies in the use of geometry ...

New Understanding of Mobility Paves Way for Tomorrow's Transport Systems

Nov. 18, 2020 — Researchers have developed a ground-breaking model that provides a completely new understanding of our movement patterns. The model can come to play an important role when designing tomorrow's green ...

Three Reasons Why COVID-19 Can Cause Silent Hypoxia

Nov. 19, 2020 — To crack the mystery of what causes silent hypoxia, a condition when oxygen levels in the body are abnormally low, biomedical engineers used computer modeling to test out three different scenarios ...

Virtual Reality Forests Could Help Understanding of Climate Change

Nov. 11, 2020 — The effects of climate change are sometimes difficult to grasp, but now a virtual reality forest, created by geographers, can let people walk through a simulated forest of today and see what various ...

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Shrinking Massive Neural Networks Used to Model Language

Dec. 1, 2020 — Deep learning neural networks can be massive, demanding major computing power. In a test of the 'lottery ticket hypothesis,' researchers have found leaner, more efficient subnetworks hidden within ...

AI Predicts Which Drug Combinations Kill Cancer Cells

Dec. 1, 2020 — A machine learning model can help us treat cancer more ...

Optimizing Complex Modeling Processes Through Machine Learning Technologies

Nov. 23, 2020 — Engineering a spaceship is as difficult as it sounds. Modeling plays a large role in the time and effort it takes to create spaceships and other complex engineering systems. It requires extensive ...

A Neural Network Learns When It Should Not Be Trusted

Nov. 19, 2020 — Researchers have developed a way for deep learning neural networks to rapidly estimate confidence levels in their output. The advance could enhance safety and efficiency in AI-assisted decision ...

Machine Learning Innovation to Develop Chemical Library

Nov. 18, 2020 — Innovators are using machine learning models to create new options for drug discovery pipelines. Innovators have introduced chemical reactivity flowcharts to help chemists interpret reaction outcomes ...

Robotic AI Learns to Be Spontaneous

Nov. 11, 2020 — Autonomous functions for robots, such as spontaneity, are highly sought after. Many control mechanisms for autonomous robots are inspired by the functions of animals, including humans. Roboticists ...

New Black Hole Merger Simulations Could Help Power Next-Gen Gravitational Wave Detectors

Nov. 9, 2020 — Scientists have developed new simulations of black holes with widely varying masses merging that could help power the next generation of ...

Nervous Systems of Insects Inspire Efficient Future AI Systems

Nov. 5, 2020 — Study explores functions of fruit fly's nervous system in food seeking / results valuable for the development and control of artificial ...

COVID-19 'Super-Spreading' Events Play Outsized Role in Overall Disease Transmission

Nov. 2, 2020 — Researchers find COVID-19 super-spreading events, in which one person infects more than six other people, are much more frequent than anticipated, ...

Forecasting Elections With a Model of Infectious Diseases

Oct. 28, 2020 — Election forecasting is an innately challenging endeavor, with results that can be difficult to interpret and may leave many questions unanswered after close races unfold. Researchers have now ...