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Real-world networks
Many real-world phenomena and parts of the infrastructure of our society can be phrased in terms of networks. An electricity network for example describes how electricity can flow.
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Traffic lights no longer needed: back to the future••
November 13 2019, by Rik TimmermanTraffic lights are currently an annoying but inevitable part of traffic. With the introduction of self-driving cars however, can we avoid having to wait for a red light ever again?Read article - Article
The seed bank, a hidden storage of genetic diversity••
October 28 2019, by Margriet OomenIn 2012 a team of Russian scientists managed to germinate a 30.000 year old seed of an indigenous Siberian flower, called the Silene stenophylla. The seed blossomed into a plant, whose flowers produced fertile seeds.Read article - Article
The quest for a better Internet••
September 13 2019, by Mark van der BoorThe internet is growing quickly. How can it remain as fast as it is now? We’ll find the answer in the supermarket!Read article - Article
Bitcoins and queues•••
June 28 2019, by David KoopsEverybody is talking about Bitcoin. But how does it actually work?Read article - Article
Zooming in a chemical reaction!•••
May 2 2019, by Yuliia OrlovaChemical reactions evolve in the same way as water flows through a network of rivers. When describing a chemical reaction you can imagine that the concentrations of the reactants are flowing through the reaction network in the same way as water flows through the network of rivers.Read article