News tagged with computer simulations
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First stars in universe were not alone
The first stars in the universe were not as solitary as previously thought. In fact, they could have formed alongside numerous companions when the gas disks that surrounded them broke up during formation, ...
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Researchers release cloud computing simulator
Samee U. Khan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and colleagues P. Bouvry and D. Kliazovich from the University of Luxembourg have released under the General Public License Agreement a sophisticated ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Wolverine population threatened by climate change
The aggressive wolverine may not be powerful enough to survive climate change in the contiguous United States, new research concludes.
Feb 03, 2011 |
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UA engineers study hybrid systems to design robust unmanned vehicles
The UA College of Engineering's Hybrid Dynamics and Control Laboratory is developing mathematical analysis and design methods that could radically advance the capabilities of unmanned aircraft and ground vehicles, ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Stanford and Intel test the boundaries of visual computing
(PhysOrg.com) -- To hear Stanford Professor Pat Hanrahan tell it, computer simulation of human behavior and appearance could someday become so life-like that a trip to the mall will be replaced by trying clothes on a virtual ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Robotic ghost knifefish is born (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Northwestern University have created a robotic fish that can move from swimming forward and backward to swimming vertically almost instantaneously by using a sophisticated, ribbon-like fin.
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Analysis of a relationship triangle
In a model network of friends and foes, relationships will evolve until everyone becomes friendly or the network splits into two hostile factions, researchers suggest in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Ac ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Hi tech pays tribute to Eiffel Tower's 19th-century origins
Arguably the most widely recognised structure in the world, the Eiffel Tower was designed to stand for only 20 years -- and some predicted it would collapse long before then.
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Researchers 'recalculate' efficiency paradigm for thin film solar panels
In recent years, developers have been investigating light-harvesting thin film solar panels made from nanotechnology -- and promoting efficiency metrics to make the technology marketable. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Climate change to continue to year 3000 in best case scenarios: research
New research indicates the impact of rising CO2 levels in the Earth's atmosphere will cause unstoppable effects to the climate for at least the next 1000 years, causing researchers to estimate a collapse of the West Antar ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 09, 2011 |
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Simulations aim to unlock nature's process of biomineralization
A University of Akron researcher is leveraging advanced modeling and simulation techniques to more precisely understand how organic materials bond to inorganic materials, a natural phenomenon that if harnessed, ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Teenage great white sharks are awkward biters
The jaws of adolescent great white sharks may be too weak to capture and kill large marine mammals, according to a new study published in the Journal of Biomechanics by an international team of scientists.
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Planetary magnetic fields: The hunt for better models
Some three thousand kilometers below the surface of the Earth and with temperatures reaching those at the surface of the sun, the core of our home planet is no more within our physical reach today than it ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 25, 2010 |
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Optimizing large wind farms
Wind farms around the world are large and getting larger. Arranging thousands of wind turbines across many miles of land requires new tools that can balance cost and efficiency to provide the most energy for ...
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Oscillating layers of molecules on liquid's surface influence carbon capture
Two tiny molecular layers in a liquid that traps carbon dioxide constantly swap places, influencing how much of the greenhouse gas is absorbed, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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