News articles tagged with 'model'
More reasons to be nice: It's less work for everyone
— 10 Mar 2011 18:58 | HealthA polite act shows respect. But a new study of a common etiquette - holding a door for someone - suggests that courtesy may have a more practical, though unconscious, shared motivation:…
TU Delft simulates breaking waves
— 28 Feb 2011 16:49 | TechnologyThe SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore) wave prediction model developed at TU Delft has been a huge international success for many years. This model predicts the distribution of wave…
What a rat can tell us about touch
— 18 Feb 2011 18:20 | BiologyIn her search to understand one of the most basic human senses - touch - Mitra Hartmann turns to what is becoming one of the best studied model systems in neuroscience: the whiskers…
Flexible wings driven by simple oscillation may be viable for efficient micro air vehicles
— 23 Nov 2010 17:47 | TechnologyIn the future, tiny air vehicles may be able to fly through cracks in concrete to search for earthquake victims, explore a contaminated building or conduct surveillance missions for…
Strike a pose: Research uncovers what's behind image in the modelling industry
— 19 Nov 2010 12:41 | TechnologyThe casting sessions aren't just for movie stars, but what is involved in casting decisions that can launch fashion models to fame - or at the very least - to land a job? Stephanie…
NYU Courant researchers develop algebraic model to monitor cellular change
— 2 Nov 2010 14:12 | HealthResearchers at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences have developed a novel algebraic model of DNA 'hybridisation,' a process central to most biotechnology…
Measurement scientists set a new standard in 3-D ears
— 13 Oct 2010 17:00 | PhysicsScientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a means of representing a 3D model ear, to help redefine the standard for a pinna simulator (the pinna is the…
Research lays foundation for building on the moon - or anywhere else
— 30 Sep 2010 13:14 | TechnologyThe key to the stability of any building is its foundation, but it is difficult to test some building sites in advance - such as those on the moon. New research from North Carolina…
K-State researchers honoured for influential contributions to software engineering field
— 30 Sep 2010 13:08 | TechnologyFor two Kansas State University professors, receiving one of software engineering's most prestigious awards was more than 10 years in the making…
Math from the heart: Simulating stent design and coating
— 23 Aug 2010 18:03 | HealthSuncica 'Sunny' Canic was good at math in school, so that's what she pursued as a career. But she always liked medicine, too. When she moved to Houston, Texas, and met some cardiologists…