Vast valley networks on Mars have suggested that water may have flowed there for millions of years. Now a study at Brown University suggests the valleys could have been carved by much less water in a much shorter time span.
When Eliott Rosenberg learned that Brown professor Jim Head had worked with the Apollo astronauts, he jumped at the chance to take his class. That decision led to a summer of research, new insights into the climate of ancient Mars, and a peer-reviewed publication.
NASA has asked scientists from around the country to start thinking about good spots to land humans on Mars. Brown researchers are answering the call, presenting candidate landing sites this week at a conference in Houston.
For the last five years, Brown's Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics has pushed the frontiers of research in mathematics and computation. During the kickoff of Brown's comprehensive fundraising campaign, University leaders celebrated ICERM's next five years and a $17.5-million NSF grant renewal.
The European Court of Justice has struck down the so-called Safe Harbor agreement, which allowed U.S. companies to skirt many European data privacy laws. Computer scientist Anna Lysyanskaya says now is a good time for companies to start using cryptographic methods that enable them to do business without collecting customers’ private information.
Within a giant impact basin near the Moon’s south pole, there sits a large mound of mysterious origin. Research by Brown University geologists suggests that the mound was formed by unique volcanic processes set in motion by the impact that formed the basin.
Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt and closest dwarf planet to Earth, had been remarkable for its plain surface. New research suggests that most of the material that has struck Ceres in high-speed collisions has stuck — billions of years worth of meteorite material.
The burgeoning field of optogenetics makes it possible for scientists to control brain activity using pulses of light. Now, Brown University researchers have developed an optogenetic device which opens the possibility of bidirectional communication with the brain — stimulating neural microcircuits while while monitoring changes in neural activity.
Bootstrap is a curriculum that helps kids learn algebra as they program their own video games. A new $1.5-million grant from the National Science Foundation will help researchers refine the curriculum and train more teachers to use it.
The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) at Brown University has received a five-year, $17.5-million grant from the National Science Foundation. ICERM is one of eight NSF-sponsored Mathematics Institutes across the country and the only one in New England.
