Explainer: What is big data?
Big Data, as the name implies, relates to very large sets of data collected through free or commercial services on the internet.
Computer Sciences
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Nanoscale heat engine exceeds standard efficiency limit
(Phys.org) —In 2012, a team of physicists from Germany proposed a scheme for realizing a nanoscale heat engine composed of a single ion. Like a macroscale heat engine, the theoretical nanoscale version can convert heat ...
Pilot whales have 'mummy's boys,' too
(Phys.org) —A Liverpool John Moores University scientist has revealed that sons are a bigger drain on resources than daughters for pilot whale mothers, but mums are powerless to ease the burden.
Plants & Animals
Jan 27, 2014
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A breakthrough in medical acoustics
Researchers at the University of Twente, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and Erasmus MC (University Medical Center Rotterdam) have achieved a breakthrough in the field of medical ultrasound. Ultrasound irradiation ...
General Physics
Jan 27, 2014
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New biomedical diagnostics using personalized 3D imaging
Researchers at the firm 4DNature and the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) are developing a new technology, called helical optical projection tomography, which improves biomedical diagnostic 3D imaging.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 27, 2014
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Novel collaborative software helps systems engineers link performance and cost
Today's modeling and simulation (M&S) software provides indispensable tools for systems engineering challenges. Such programs allow investigators to experiment with "what-ifs" by adjusting design parameters and examining ...
Software
Jan 27, 2014
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Extraterrestrial Intelligence: The Challenge of Comprehending E.T.'s IQ
Although we often ponder the possible otherworldly morphology of extraterrestrials, a harder exercise is conceiving alien intelligences.
Astronomy
Jan 27, 2014
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Researchers use DNA strands to build decomposable nanostructures
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers in Canada has found a way around the problem of large nanostructures that are used to combat tumors, remaining in the body after they are no longer needed. In their paper published in the ...
Designing robots for Earth and space
In a remote corner of the Cleveland Police Museum, a famous robot languished gathering dust. In its glory days, this robot was part of the fight in the 1970s against Mafia domination in Cleveland.
Robotics
Jan 27, 2014
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Rejuvenating aging power cables
A special restoration service from Siemens extends the service life of power cables. After this treatment, older cables can remain in service for several more decades. As a result, network operators can avoid the sizable ...
Telecom
Jan 27, 2014
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