A mixture of two types of pigment-producing cells undergoes diffusiophoretic transport to self-assemble into a hexagonal pattern. Credit: Siamak Mirfendereski and Ankur Gupta/CU Boulder A zebra’s ...

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Data mining and pattern recognition form the cornerstone of modern data science by enabling the extraction of meaningful information from vast and complex data sets. These techniques integrate ...

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