by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | Mathematics, Other Sciences, PHYS.ORG
Nonlinear dynamical systems are systems that can undergo sudden shifts not due to changes in their state or stability, but in response to the rate at which external conditions or parameters change. These sudden shifts, known as noise-induced and rate-induced tipping,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | Nanophysics, Nanotechnology, PHYS.ORG
After dominating the electronics industry for decades, conventional silicon-based transistors are gradually approaching their limits, which is preventing engineers from further reducing their size without affecting their performance. To continue advancing portable...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | Energy & Green Tech, TECHXPLORE
Electrocatalytic water splitting, a process that entails breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen, is a promising approach to produce clean hydrogen for fuel cells, which could in turn be used to power large electric vehicles. So far, the real-world use of this...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience, Psychology & Psychiatry
Different people have distinct and subjective perceptions of their personal worth, broadly referred to as “self-esteem.” For decades, neuroscientists and psychologists have tried to pinpoint the neural basis of self-esteem and the neural processes...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Soft Matter
The reliable control of traveling waves emerging from the coupling of oscillations and diffusion in physical, chemical and biological systems is a long-standing challenge within the physics community. Effective approaches to control these waves help to improve the...