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Maths in a Minute: Computational fluid dynamics

The mathematical equations governing fluid flow may have no known solutions, but maths still has the answers!

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The Delta variant: What do we know?

As the Delta variant is worrying the UK, researchers from the JUNIPER consortium have published all they know about it.

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A breath of fresh air

Could COVID-19 change our expectations for clear air indoors?

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Maths in a minute: The positive predictive value

When you receive a positive test result for a disease, the chance you actually have it depends on how common the disease is.

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Tony Hoare: Beyond Quicksort

Imagine a world without computer errors. Tony Hoare, inventor of the famous Quicksort algorithm, is working on making it possible.

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Happy birthday Quicksort!

Quicksort is a famous algorithm which celebrates its 60th birthday this year. We explore its clever workings.

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Happy birthday Quicksort: Starting with bubbles

Next month sees the 60th birthday of a famous algorithm called Quicksort. Its inventor Tony Hoare told us that it all started with bubbles.

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The shower equation: Dealing with delay

Many processes, including climate change and the spread of COVID-19, involve a delay. Here's a beautiful equation designed to model such processes.

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Maths in a minute: Asymptotes

Curves can be crazy, but asymptotes are nice and straight.

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Can physics shed new light on understanding language? An exciting new approach that brings together theoretical physics, mathematics and computer science might give us a new way to capture what makes a language unique.

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Will the virus escape the vaccines?

Can the virus that causes COVID-19 mutate into a vaccine-resistant strain? And if yes, what would this mean for our vaccination strategy?

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Counting rose petals

The beautiful rose curve has an odd pattern to the number of its petals – this student and teacher team explain why...

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Maths in a Minute: Computational fluid dynamics

The Delta variant: What do we know?

A breath of fresh air

Maths in a minute: The positive predictive value

Tony Hoare: Beyond Quicksort

Happy birthday Quicksort!

Happy birthday Quicksort: Starting with bubbles

The shower equation: Dealing with delay

Maths in a minute: Asymptotes

The physics of language

Will the virus escape the vaccines?

Counting rose petals