Computer modeling Content

New Clues to Deep Earthquake Mystery

Andy Fell — May 27, 2020 - 3:31pm

A new understanding of our planet’s deepest earthquakes could help unravel one of the most mysterious geophysical processes on Earth.

Exotic Synchronization Patterns Emerge in a Simple Network

Andy Fell — March 07, 2019 - 1:13pm

From the power grid to the PTA, society relies on networks connected to other networks at scales from across the office to around the world. Understanding how connected networks behave and how breakdowns can be identified, prevented or repaired involves mathematics, engineering and physics.

Knotty Problems in DNA

Andy Fell — October 04, 2017 - 2:14pm

If you’ve ever tried to untangle a pair of earbuds, you’ll understand how loops and cords can get twisted up. DNA can get tangled in the same way, and in some cases, has to be cut and reconnected to resolve the knots. Now a team of mathematicians, biologists and computer scientists has unraveled how E. coli bacteria can unlink tangled DNA by a local reconnection process. The math behind the research, recently published in Scientific Reports, could have implications far beyond biology.