The MDPI Magazine Finds a New Home

The MDPI magazine has merged with the recently launched MDPI blog. Through this combined service, we will continue to provide information about the most interesting articles published in our open access journals alongside updates and innovations to our publishing platform. This site will remain available, but new posts will be added at the blog.

Thank you for your readership, and we look forward to welcoming you on the new platform, where we will continue to share the latest research knowledge in an open and accessible way.

Finding the Best Fit: Bayesian Statistics Meets Geometry

Guest Commentary by Dr. Martyn Rittman

A common problem faced in research is when a set of data has been collected on the one hand, and a theoretical model (a set of equations with input parameters) exists on the other. We want to know firstly, whether the model describes the data well and secondly, what variables of the model give the best possible fit.

New and Notable This Week

This week’s selection of recently published papers from MDPI journals.

Nanoporous Xerogels “Sniff Out” Bad Bacteria

Bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on the face of the Earth and have the uncanny ability to overcome even the harshest of environments, from acidic hot springs to the ice-fields of the poles and deep portions of the Earth’s crust. They are so abundant, that they make up the majority of the total biomass on earth. Astonishingly, nearly 90% of the cells that move around with humans are actually bacteria [1], though since they are so much smaller than human cells, they make up only about 10 percent of our body-weight.

MDPI Magazine: The First Year

The MDPI Magazine was started a year ago with an idea to provide an overview of recently published papers from MDPI journals that are of broad interest for the natural science community, particularly those in the life sciences. In this way, and reflecting the growing trend in inter- and multi-disciplinary research, the Magazine aims to raise awareness of current advances in a wide range of scientific disciplines.