Remove Achievement Remove Construction Remove Natural Sciences Remove Research
article thumbnail

Behind the screens: the crystals that flow like rain down a windowpane

Futurum

The research team (left to right): Ian Sage, Akhshay Bhadwal, Joseph Cousins, Nigel Mottram, Carl Brown and Stephen Wilson. He uses these key factors to construct mathematical models that capture the key physical effects of nematic behaviour. School of Science and Technology. FIELD OF RESEARCH. FIELD OF RESEARCH.

article thumbnail

How can we make STEM subjects more engaging for students?

Futurum

Published: At Point Park University in Pittsburgh in the US, education researchers Dr Ginny Chambers , Dr Kamryn York and Dr Mark Marnich are helping pre-service teachers develop their skills in STEM subjects to make learning more enjoyable and effective for their future students. for STEM achieved so far? What has T.I.M.E

STEM 81
educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

Futurum

Into the light Jin specialises in using photonics – the science of light – within biomedicine. “We Jin’s photonics research uses nanotechnology to see how light interacts with molecules themselves, which relies on drawing expertise from different areas. “We I think I’ve achieved a lot.

Biology 98
article thumbnail

Numbers and networks: how can we use mathematics to assess the resilience of global supply chains?

Futurum

Mathematically, these records make it fairly easy to construct a supply chain network,” says Zach. I am also interested in bringing more researchers from diverse fields together in this discussion,” says Zach. FIELD OF RESEARCH: Mathematics. WHAT ARE YOUR PROUDEST CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR? Math really is everywhere!”

article thumbnail

Charting a Course for “Complexity”: Metamodeling, Ruliology and More

Stephen Wolfram

And it seemed only natural to label what could now be done as “ complex systems theory ”: a theory of systems that show complexity, even from simple rules. And while they used computers as practical tools, they never made the jump to seeing computation as a core paradigm for thinking about science. It’s been 36 years now.

article thumbnail

A 50-Year Quest: My Personal Journey with the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

One of the key things that had originally let me start “scientifically investigating” cellular automata is that out of all the infinite number of possible constructible rules, I’d picked a modest number on which I could do exhaustive experiments. Of course, as is typical in the history of ideas, there’s more to the story.

Physics 95
article thumbnail

How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

It began partly as an empirical law, and partly as something abstractly constructed on the basis of the idea of molecules, that nobody at the time knew for sure existed. But, first and foremost, the story of the Second Law is the story of a great intellectual achievement of the mid-19th century.

Energy 88