Simulated annealing algorithm (SA) The Simulated Annealing Algorithm (SA) serves as a global optimization methodology, drawing inspiration from the annealing process observed in metallurgy. As a metaphorical mimicry of cooling material to attain a state of minimum energy, this algorithm endeavors to secure the best possible solution to a given problem through a progressive refinement …
Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar PhD in the Health Innovation Laboratory, Lima, Peru Pablo Tsukayama Climate factors can play a role in the spread of tropical diseases — now a Peruvian researcher is developing tools to better understand those relationships. Dr Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar, a researcher from the Institute of Tropical Medicine “Alexander von Humboldt” at the Universidad Peruana …
The Dolomite Mountains in South Tirol. D.Bressan For 200 years, scientists have failed to grow a common mineral in the laboratory under the conditions believed to have formed it naturally. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan have finally succeeded, thanks to a new approach developed …
Graphs turn data into visual images that make the information easier to see and interpret. But another way to share data is by turning the numbers into sound, for example to find new patterns in the data, to make it more accessible or just more engaging. Researchers recently surveyed a group of volunteers who listened …
A colorful close-up image of the optic disc in a rodent’s retina received first place in the annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Winners Hassanain Qambari and Jayden Dickson took the photo as part of their research into the effects of diabetes on the eye. Qambari and Dickson from the Lions Eye Institute in Perth, …
Faruk Tokluoğlu/Pexels Powerful earthquakes in urban areas can cause a shocking amount of devastation, with lives lost and buildings destroyed. Indeed, more than 60,000 people have already died in such events in this year alone. Ever since scientists discovered what causes these awful catastrophes, they’ve also been trying to predict them in a bid to …
ESA/Swatch Space fans have been marveling at the stunning images beamed to Earth by the James Webb Space Telescope ever since it went into operation last year. The most powerful space telescope ever built is using its near-infrared camera (NIRCam) to peer deeper into space than ever before, with scientists hoping that its discoveries could …
Researchers have been looking for new methods by which people with diabetes can regulate their insulin levels. Recently a team in Switzerland found a way to deliver insulin by playing Queen’s “We Will Rock You”. There’s a bit more to it, of course. The system also requires designer cells to produce and release insulin. Freddie …
A new collaboration between between ecologists and art historians explored whether it’s possible to get accurate information about landscape ecology from nineteenth century paintings. They studied the work of the Hudson River School, particularly Asher Durand, to create a list of questions that could help other researchers decide which paintings (and artists) could hold clues …
Whether you like it or not, people are increasingly seeing art that was generated by computers. Everyone has an opinion about it, but researchers at the University of Vienna recently ran a small study to find out how people actually perceive computer-generated art. Could you tell if this was generated by a computer or a …