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Make Complex Metal Patterns With Simple Jigs

Want to create intricate metal patterns without complicated equipment? Learn how to make stunning designs using simple jigs in this easy-to-follow guide. Trump administration seeks custody of ...
The New York Times

Where You See a Fancy Fish, Engineers See Alan Turing’s Math

Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and all. A male ornate boxfish with distinctive, complex patterns of stripes and ...
Cal Alumni Association

Why Our Brains Find Meaning in Random Patterns

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. What happens when imagination meets perception, and ordinary objects come alive? We explore the science of pareidolia. Summary: Our minds are wired to ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Grouping Complex Wafer Defect Patterns Into Meaningful Clusters (Oregon State Univ., Micron)

A new technical paper titled “DECOR: Deep Embedding Clustering with Orientation Robustness” was published by researchers at Oregon State University and Micron Technology. “In semiconductor ...
CNN

Scientists identified 5 sleep profiles. A doctor explains what they mean for your health

(CNN) — Do you get enough shut-eye? We know a good night’s sleep is essential for health, yet many do not consistently get enough of it. About 1 in 3 American adults do not regularly get recommended ...
Frontiers

Near-infrared prediction of total phosphorus in leaves content in korla fragrant pear with growth period specificity via spectral modeling

Leaf total phosphorus content (LTP) is a key indicator for assessing fruit nutrition status. As a rapid non-destructive inspection method, Near-infrared spectroscopy technology is susceptible to the ...
Hackaday

Mesmerizing Patterns From Simple Rules

Nature is known for its intense beauty from its patterns and bright colors; however, this requires going outside. Who has time for that insanity!?!? [Bleuje] provides the perfect solution with his ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Studying Clever Creases in Nature May Inspire Foldable Structures for Drones and Robots

The earwig’s delicate, paper-thin wings open to more than ten times their folded size, thanks to its origami-like creases. ETH ZÜRICH and Purdue University Image As the microscopic, tear-shaped ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Kernel Ridge Regression with Cholesky Inverse Training Using C#

The goal of a machine learning regression problem is to predict a single numeric value. For example, you might want to predict a person's bank savings account balance based on their age, years of work ...
NPR

'There is no message': The search for ideological motives in the Minneapolis shooting

A day after an assailant killed two children and wounded 18 other children and adults at a Catholic church in Minnesota, the FBI said the attack was motivated by "hate-filled ideology." But online ...
Medicine Buffalo

We now have the math to describe ‘matrix tides’ and other complex wave patterns seen in Qiantang River

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Last year, onlookers observed a startling site on China’s Qiantang River: waves forming a grid-like pattern. Dubbed the “matrix tide,” this complex wave pattern was caused by the river ...