by admin | Sep 20, 2017 | engineering and tech, physical sciences
Professor Amnon Besser of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and his colleagues are exploring p-adic numbers – one of the most difficult areas of number theory – in order to solve long-standing open problems bridging several fields of mathematics. Mapping P-adic... 
by admin | Sep 5, 2017 | engineering and tech, physical sciences
Is it possible for computational modelling to become sufficiently accurate as to replace experiments? This is one of the many questions that Dr Kirk Peterson and his team at Washington State University are working towards answering. As a world-leader in developing... 
by admin | Sep 1, 2017 | earth and environment, health and medicine, physical sciences
Professor Peter Santschi and his team at Texas A&M University are dedicated to investigating the consequences of the release of radioactive substances into the environment. Incorrect storage of nuclear waste or power plant accidents can cause radioactive material... 
by admin | Jul 12, 2017 | earth and environment, engineering and tech, physical sciences
Professor Jeffrey Forbes and his team at the University of Colorado use data from multiple satellites and global modelling to determine how terrestrial weather affects the near-Earth space environment. Exploring How the Lower Atmosphere Influences Space Weather... 
by admin | May 9, 2017 | earth and environment, physical sciences, social and behavioural sciences
NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory orbits high above the earth, beaming back images of the high-energy universe impossible to obtain from the ground. Bringing this data to the world is Kimberly Arcand, Visualisation Lead for the project. Here we go into detail on some...