Metallic Statistics: How modern blacksmiths use mathematics to produce new materials
Steel industries work with universities trying to understand how microstructure features influence the properties of metals.
The Abel prize Laureates 2021 - László Lovász
On Wednesday the 17th of March the Abel prize was awarded to mathematicians László Lovász and Avi Wigderson
Secrets of numbers
Numbers are just amazing, as a child numbers are one the first things you learn. You try to count as far as possible, the first goal is to reach 10, then 20, then 50, finally you reach 100. Thanks to our computers you can find many cool things about large numbers!
A multi-objective fight against prostate cancer
Evolutionary algorithms help physicians in the Amsterdam UMC to make treatment plans for prostate cancer patients. A commonly applied treatment against cancer is radiation therapy. In radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, ionizing radiation dose is delivered to the cancer cells. One form of radiotherapy that is applied in the treatment of prostate cancer is brachytherapy.
My experience of teaching math in Africa
In the past few years, I have been involved in several projects concerning mathematical education in Africa.
I was advised that a good place to start, if I wanted to explore the African mathematical landscape, was AIMS. That’s the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, or the African Institute for Minimising Sleep, as the students I met liked to call it when they were overwhelmed by assignments.
Making interdisciplinary connections
One of the major challenges NETWORKS is facing concerns bridging the gap between our mathematical results and their use in the world around us.
Hubs and communities in networks
In this category we collect all articles that concern the topic of scale-free networks.
Six degrees of Coronavirus
In this article we discuss how, during a pandemic, actions and interactions can have a huge impact on a big part of a population in a very short time.
Music Building Eindhoven: a theatre filled with math
Measures to halt the spread of Covid-19 are having an enormous impact on the cultural sector. In some cases mathematics turns out to be very helpful.
No winner without a second place
When you browse the internet a lot of websites show you banners with advertisements. And if you reload the page some new flashy advertisement pops up in the same place. Did you know that while your web page is loading an auction takes place?