Mahony-Neumann-Room Prize shortlist announced
The Australian Mathematical Society has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Mahony-Neumann-Room Prize. This award is given every year for outstanding contributions to the Society’s research...
View ArticleRemembering Sir Michael Atiyah and Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
Cambridge is saddened by the passing of two remarkable mathematicians in recent weeks, Sir Michael Atiyah and Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer. Both men made an indelible mark in the subject, with Atiyah...
View ArticleInfluential women in computer science
In support of International Women’s Day, we celebrate the contributions of 15 of the most influential women throughout the history of computer science.…
View ArticleWriting in the Age of Open Access: An Author Q&A
Q&A with Yuri A. Kuznetsov and Hil G. E. Meijer, authors of Numerical Bifurcation Analysis of Maps: From Theory to Software Why would you write in the age of Open Access?…
View ArticleSolving polynomial systems using a fast adaptive back propagation-type neural...
In recent years, applied analysis has seen an increase in interest in neural networks.
View ArticleMaking waves in the world of renewable energy
Renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power are becoming commonplace across the world, but yet it often seems that we are still searching for the renewable resource that will revolutionise...
View ArticleForum of Mathematics appoints five new editors
Forum of Mathematics has announced the appointment of five new members to their editorial board: Jacob Fox, Patricia Hersh, Bernhard Keller, Peter Keevash and Ulrike Tillmann.…
View ArticleNew editor Q&A: Rhonda Righter of UC Berkeley
Rhonda Righter is joining the editorial board of the journal Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge in the area of stochastic modelling and...
View ArticleHow plesiosaurs ruled the ocean using their flippers
Plesiosaurs ruled the oceans during the time of the dinosaurs with specially adapted flippers that enabled them to swim faster and with greater efficiency than any other animal.…
View ArticleWatch: Air pollution risk of cooking oil droplets
Cooking oil in a frying pan can be dangerous when the ‘explosive’ droplets touch your skin, but new research shows that they also increase the risk of indoor air pollution if not properly ventilated.…
View ArticleWatch: How does stone skipping work?
By bouncing elastic spheres across the surface of Bear Lake in Utah, researchers have discovered the physics behind stone skipping. The mechanism of ‘water walking’ occurs when a deformed sphere...
View ArticleDr Tom Crawford speaks to past winners of the Batchelor Prize
With the nomination period for the 2020 Batchelor Prize coming to a close at the end of the month (31st May 2019), Dr Tom Crawford spoke to the previous winners to find out more about the legacy of the...
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