Math Helps Forecast Crimes April 30, 2012 Mathematicians are
helping police find the locations where future crime is most
likely to occur. Saving Time, Money & Jobs December 13, 2010
Operations researchers improved the efficiency of school bus
routes while minimizing the amount of time the students ride.
Researchers calculated travel distances to and from various
pickup points and consulted census and district maps that show
roads, railroads and rivers to find the best routes, eliminating
two bus runs and saving thousands of dollars the first year.
Submerged In Oil October 11, 2010 Physical oceanographers and
geophysicists are using a robotic submarine to study the recent
Gulf of Mexico oil spill in order to find how much oil is hidden
beneath the surface. The submarine, a machine engineered to
manipulate density and fitted with sensors to detect depth,
location and methane levels traveled one mile below the surface
and came within three miles of the spill, sampling the water for
analysis. Phantom Traffic Jam