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  • Newton Prize winners to use Mathematics to restore power to the people

    Newton Prize winners to use Mathematics to restore power to the people

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    via Eurekalert: Long electricity blackouts have a big impact on a country’s economic activities, social stability and security. Latin America’s energy infrastructure currently lacks the resilience to deal with the increasing frequency of climate-related extreme weather events and natural disasters that cause power supplies to fail. Scientists working in the UK and Chile on a project called strengthening energy infrastructure to withstand extreme weather and natural disasters have won funding through the Newton Prize for Chile. […]

  • Mathematics as weapon against desertification

    Mathematics as weapon against desertification

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    Via Phys Org : Ph.D. student Robbin Bastiaansen applies mathematics to get insight in practical problems. By comparing mathematical models with developments in existing ecosystems, he hopes to demystify the process of desertification. His research has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a rare achievement for a mathematician. During desertification, a desert area is extending or a new desert is created. Intermediates of this process are ‘almost deserts,” with vegetation patterns […]

  • Who needs maths? Oh, only animators, builders, nurses, plumbers…

    Who needs maths? Oh, only animators, builders, nurses, plumbers…

    — General Knowledge, Mathematics

    via The Irish Times: In the midst of Maths Week Ireland many students may be asking, “What use is mathematics and what purpose is served by studying it?” Mathematicians often stress the inherent beauty and intellectual charm of the subject, but that is unlikely to persuade many people, who demand to know how mathematics can be of use and value to them. In reality, mathematics is essential in numerous contexts: the diversity is remarkable, and you […]

  • Mathematician allegedly solves 159yrs old mathematics

    Mathematician allegedly solves 159yrs old mathematics

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    via Vanguard: British mathematician Michael Atiyah claims he has a “simple proof’’ for the Riemann hypothesis, which has been one of the greatest challenges in maths since German mathematician Bernhard Riemann brought it out in 1859. According to a tweet posted by the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, a networking event for mathematicians and computer scientists from the entire world, the British-Lebanese mathematician will address the forum on Sept. 24 and show the world his proof of the […]

  • Mathematics can assist cities in addressing unstructured neighborhoods

    Mathematics can assist cities in addressing unstructured neighborhoods

    — General Knowledge, Mathematics

    via ScienceDaily: New mathematical models developed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory with collaborators at Sam Houston State University and the University of Chicago can help guide changes to the layout of poor urban neighborhoods to improve access to resources with minimum disruption and cost. The researchers established a novel way to mathematically analyze poor and informally developed urban communities, revealing obstacles between unplanned areas and the infrastructure that provides resources for basic […]

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