News tagged with sciences center
OSC's Tomko to champion high-performance computing
A senior researcher in computer science at the Ohio Supercomputer Center has been designated a Campus Champion – charged with empowering researchers and educators to advance scientific discovery by serving ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 01, 2012 |
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Green 'Oakley Cluster' to double OSC computing power
Researchers using Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) resources can now conduct even more innovative academic and industrial research by accessing Ohio's newest energy-efficient, GPU-accelerated supercomputer ...
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Scientists see red on NASA cuts of Mars missions
NASA said Monday it's not giving up on Mars, but it'll have to get there later and at a lower price.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2012 |
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NASA moves shuttle engines from Kennedy to Stennis
(PhysOrg.com) -- The relocation of the RS-25D space shuttle main engine inventory from Kennedy Space Center's Engine Shop in Cape Canaveral, Fla., is underway. The RS-25D flight engines, repurposed for NASA's ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Reliable nuclear device to heat, power Mars Science Lab
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is scheduled to launch this week, has the potential to be the most productive Mars surface mission in history. That's due in part to its nuclear heat and power ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Mars Science Laboratory meets its match in Florida
(PhysOrg.com) -- In preparation for launch later this year, the "back shell powered descent vehicle" configuration containing NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, has been placed on the spacecraft's ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 06, 2011 |
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The strange attraction of Gale crater
Curiosity is about to go to Mars. The car-sized rover, also known as the Mars Science Lab, is scheduled for launch in late November or early December 2011 from the Kennedy Space Center. After an eight-month ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 03, 2011 |
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NASA's curiosity continues mobility checkouts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Spacecraft specialists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., have been putting the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, through various tests in preparation for shipment ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Researchers developing way to distinguish between salmonella strains
(PhysOrg.com) -- As scientists with the federal government search for the source of the salmonella that made thousands of people sick this summer and trace how it spread, researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Flipping the brain's addiction switch without drugs
When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain's pleasure center gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 28, 2009 |
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IBM sets up 'innovation center' in Vietnam
US computer giant IBM on Friday announced it had set up its first "innovation center" in Vietnam and forged partnerships with leading Vietnamese universities.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 22, 2009 |
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Drug combination may be effective against deadly melanoma, pilot study shows
By targeting and disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors, doctors may be able to make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to early results of a clinical study conducted by researchers in ...
Mar 06, 2009 |
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