News tagged with informatics tools

The growth of 'green IT'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Emerging field helps create a more sustainable future, though information technology itself is part of the problem.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Technology on way to forecasting humanity's needs

Much as meteorologists predict the path and intensity of hurricanes, Indiana University's Alessandro Vespignani believes we will one day predict with unprecedented foresight, specificity and scale such things as the economic ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Giving doctors the complete picture

During the course of a hospitalization, patients are seen by a variety of specialists in addition to the physician who has primary responsibility for their care. However, faulty communication, inappropriate timing, inadequate ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Developing technologies to protect security and privacy of electronic health information

Information sharing requires that partners establish broad electronic trust among the caretakers of critical information and those who need and are authorized to use that information.

Technology / Other

created 13 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers announce GenomeSpace environment to connect genomic tools

Researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have announced that GenomeSpace, a software environment that seamlessly connects genomic analysis tools, is now available to the scientific community. During her keynote ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Possible new route to fight dengue virus pointed

Researchers have identified enzymes and biochemical compounds called lipids that are targeted and modified by the dengue virus during infection, suggesting a potential new approach to control the aggressive ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop informatics tools for identifying effective carbon capture technologies

Approximately 75 percent of electricity used in the United States is produced by coal-burning power plants that spew carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. To reduce thi ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lab makes digital design more PC

Anyone who uses a computer knows it can be the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of technology. Log on one day and you’ve got the helpful information resource. Power it up the next and you meet the bully who broadcasts ...

Technology / Other

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher presents latest work on tracking ideas in social media

Indiana University's Filippo Menczer has shown how to "out" political astroturfers through his complex networks laboratory's study of information diffusion on Twitter. The research team went on to learn that while retweet ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Designing chemical catalysts: There's an app for that

A big reason for publishing scientific results is to inform others who can then use your data and conclusions to make additional discoveries, technologies or products. But what good are findings if they are, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Web crawler takes aim at child exploitation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Simon Fraser University’s International Cybercrime Research Centre hope a tool they’ve developed to track websites that exploit children can help police better investigate the crime.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Giving thanks: Rutgers works to build a better cranberry

(PhysOrg.com) -- Building better cranberries is Nicholi Vorsa’s business, a process that can’t be rushed. 

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AviCoS replaces vehicle owner's manuals

The avatar is displayed on the monitor of the Audi Mulitmedia Interface that comes standard in all new Audi models. The virtual figure understands complete sentences. Using artificial intelligence, AviCoS ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast


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