Clays and other minerals formed when rocks are altered by water have been found in multiple locations on Mars. It's been assumed that these minerals probably formed in the earliest Martian epoch, over 3.7 billion years ago. But a new study finds that later clay formation might have been more common than many scientists thought.
A new set of calibrations has improved the sensitivity of the LUX experiment, which had already proven itself to be the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector. The new results deliver a very significant improvement in potential dark matter detections at low particle masses, and give scientists higher confidence in LUX's sensitivity as the search for elusive dark matter particles continues.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft arrived in orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres last spring. Mission scientists, including Brown geologist Carle Pieters, have published the first round of findings from data collected during the spacecraft's approach and high-orbit phases.
For his pioneering work in partial differential equations and continuum physics, Constantine Dafermos has been awarded the 2016 Norbert Wiener Prize by the American Mathematical Society.
Researchers from Brown have come up with a new approach to analyzing images of neurons taken from microscopes. The Neuron Image Analyzer uses new techniques to pick out delicate neuron structures, helping scientists better assess the growth of cells.
Computer scientist David Laidlaw set out to create the ultimate virtual reality display. The result — the YURT — is a fully immersive VR device, with a 360-degree screen that matches the resolution discernible by the human eye.
The iconic yellow and blue stripes of zebrafish form dynamically as young fish develop and grow. A mathematical model developed by Brown University researchers helps to show how pigment cells interact to form the pattern.
In order to roost upside down on cave ceilings or tree limbs, bats need to perform an aerobatic feat unlike anything else in the animal world. Researchers from Brown University have shown that it’s the extra mass in bats’ beefy wings that makes the maneuver possible.
A group of Brown computer science undergraduates has created two new digital museum experiences included in a traveling exhibition dedicated to the history of the illustrious Nobel Prize. The exhibition runs in Singapore for the next three months.
On Monday, Nov. 2, President Paxson broke out her laptop and joined a workshop aimed at helping Brown students learn to code using the programming language Python. “Python with Paxson” was presented by Hack@Brown, a student group that organizes Brown’s annual student hackathon.
