Synchronizing Your Internal Clocks May Help Mitigate Jet Lag, Effects of Aging
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2023 — Traveling to faraway places is a great way to seek out new experiences, but jet lag can be an unpleasant side effect. […]
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
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – Transportation systems in urban settings are vulnerable to a variety of factors including weather, traffic congestion, and special events. Bottlenecks, in particular, […]
Fighting Intolerance with Physics
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2023 – In a world experiencing growing inequality and intolerance, tools borrowed from science and mathematics could be the key to understanding and preventing […]
Elegantly Modeling Earth’s Abrupt Glacial Transitions
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2023 – Proxy data – indirect records of the Earth’s climate found in unlikely places like coral, pollen, trees, and sediments – show interesting […]
A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings and Scientists Make Jewelry
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2023 – The further out in time, the more unreliable a weather forecast. That’s because small variations in initial weather conditions can completely change […]
Preparing for Coming RSV, Influenza Epidemics
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2023 – Governments around the world used a variety of techniques known as nonpharmaceutical interventions, or NPIs, to control the spread of COVID-19. These […]
Simulations Show Weak Electrical Pulses Could Treat Atrial and Ventricular Fibrillations
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2022 – Atrial and ventricular fibrillations are dangerous heart arrhythmias that claim millions of lives each year. Current treatment for them is a high-energy […]
The Interplay Between Epidemics, Prevention Information, and Mass Media
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2022 – When an epidemic strikes, more than just infections spread. As cases mount, information about the disease, how to spot it, and how […]