Fractals are geometric objects that are exactly self-similar and have a fractional (Hausdorff) dimension. Consequently, they contain an infinite amount of detail. However, they can be described by a ...

Always-on GPS is the next big innovation in mobile phones, coupled with better graphics processors, but the biggest limitation will always be the speed of the wireless links, Mike Bryant, CTO of ...

Quantum physics is too weird for many people to understand, and part of the weirdness is due to some of its counter-intuitive features. For example, many quantum phenomena are bound by Heisenberg’s ...

This page describes an introductory course on chaos and fractals. Topics include: What is a chaotic system? What makes a system chaotic? Fractals; drawing fractals, fractal dimension. Strange ...