A new finding by researchers at the University of Chicago promises to improve the speed and reliability of current and next generation quantum computers by as much as ten times. By combining principles from physics and computer ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 12, 2019
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A team of biologists and computer scientists has mapped out a network of interactions for how plant genes coordinate their response to nitrogen, a crucial nutrient and the main component of fertilizer. The work, published ...
Biotechnology
Apr 5, 2019
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For the modern biologist, large-scale OMICs studies—which map all of the genes, proteins, RNA and more that underlie a biological system—are standard tools of the trade. But interpreting these big-data outputs to generate ...
Biotechnology
Apr 3, 2019
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New software capabilities developed by computational scientists at the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the Rolls Royce Corporation could soon help engineers lift the gas turbine ...
Engineering
Mar 20, 2019
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When your phone rings, there's about a 50 percent chance it's a spam robocall. That's not probability – it's what the U.S. government agency regulating telecommunications says. U.S. mobile phone users received 48 billion ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 26, 2019
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It can be harder for computers to find Waldo, an elusive character that hides within crowds in a popular children's book series, than it is for humans.
Computer Sciences
Feb 22, 2019
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Today, most of the world's population lives in cities, and a significant fraction (nearly 40 percent) lives within about 30 miles of a coastline. Predicting local weather patterns and microclimates in these highly populated ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2019
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Climate scientists have known for decades that there's more to climate change than higher temperatures. Sea levels are rising, wildfires are blazing and droughts are diminishing water supplies across the globe.
Earth Sciences
Jan 23, 2019
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Doctors in intensive care units face a continual dilemma: Every blood test they order could yield critical information, but also adds costs and risks for patients. To address this challenge, researchers from Princeton University ...
Engineering
Jan 16, 2019
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Computer scientists at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new innovative system to reduce delays on smart devices.
Software
Jan 10, 2019
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