Prepare for Landing: Making Airports More Efficient
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2023 – Air traffic is a significant and complex problem. Near misses between passenger planes on runways have been making headlines lately and raising […]
Cascading Failures in Urban Traffic Systems Tied to Hidden Bottlenecks
Using a modified percolation theory, scientists can predict when Shanghai road system will completely fail, bringing traffic to a complete halt WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – Transportation […]
Fighting Intolerance with Physics
A complex system economic model reveals how redistribution of wealth could prevent the spread of intolerance in the face of inequality. WASHINGTON, March 14, 2023 – In […]
Elegantly Modeling Earth’s Abrupt Glacial Transitions
Simple and intuitive model illustrates how climate cycles are influenced by our planet’s orbit. WASHINGTON, March 7, 2023 – Proxy data – indirect records of the Earth’s […]
A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings and Scientists Make Jewelry
3D printing creates unique jewelry using the principles of chaos WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2023 – The further out in time, the more unreliable a weather forecast. That’s […]
Preparing for Coming RSV, Influenza Epidemics
Large populations are susceptible to respiratory diseases because of COVID-19 intervention policies but reinstating nonpharmaceutical interventions at the correct time can help slow the spread. WASHINGTON, Jan. […]
Simulations Show Weak Electrical Pulses Could Treat Atrial and Ventricular Fibrillations
Controlling the timing of electrical pulses means they don’t need to be as powerful and won’t do as much damage as conventional defibrillators. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2022 […]
The Interplay Between Epidemics, Prevention Information, and Mass Media
Model shows how sharing disease through physical contact and dissemination of information through social networks affect how outbreaks spread. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2022 – When an epidemic […]
Statistical Analysis Reveals Unexpected Trends in US Gun Violence Incidents
Only a handful of states showed surge in gun violence incidents specific to summer of 2020, contradicting reports of national trend. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2022 – Although […]