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NASA Announces A New Approach To Earth Science Data Analysis
(PhysOrg.com) -- The way we analyze planet Earth will never be the same, thanks to a new initiative at NASA that integrates supercomputers with global satellite observations and sophisticated models of the Earth system in ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Pinning Down a Proton: Researchers Develop Method to Describe Binding of Protons and Neutrons
(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at North Carolina State University has helped to develop a new method for describing the binding of protons and neutrons within nuclei. This method may improve scientists' ability to predict ...
Apr 14, 2010 |
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New method to study key targets in Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer
When designing a drug against a disease, chemists often used detailed plans of the proteins affected and against which the drugs must act. However, about a third of the proteins of our bodies have not yet been "photographed" ...
Apr 08, 2010 |
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World record: German supercomputer simulates quantum computer
A quantum computer could provide an enormous improvement in the processing speed of existing computers. However, as yet they only exist in the laboratory in the form of small prototypes with a capacity of a few bits. They ...
Mar 31, 2010 |
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Conquering the chaos in modern, multiprocessor computers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers should not play dice. That, to paraphrase Einstein, is the feeling of a University of Washington computer scientist with a simple manifesto: If you enter the same computer command, you should get ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Fujitsu, JAEA Unveil Japan's Fastest Supercomputer
Fujitsu today announced that it has completed joint development of a new supercomputer system with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). The new supercomputer system went operational today.
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Glasgow scientists predict mass of new particle
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of physicists from the University of Glasgow has predicted the mass of a new particle which would help explain one of the fundamental forces of the universe.
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Using supercomputers to explore nuclear energy (w/ Video)
Ever wanted to see a nuclear reactor core in action? A new computer algorithm developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory allows scientists to view nuclear ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Research team 'virtualizes' supercomputer
A collaboration between researchers at Northwestern University, Sandia National Labs and the University of New Mexico has resulted in the largest-scale study ever done on what many consider an important part of the future ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Astrophysicists unwind 'Cold Dark Matter Catastrophe' conundrum
For nearly twenty years scientists have been trying to resolve the discrepancy in the cold dark matter paradigm - the so-called "Cold Dark Matter catastrophe". Recently an international research group including physics professor ...
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Bering Strait influenced ice age climate patterns worldwide
In a vivid example of how a small geographic feature can have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait helped drive global climate patterns during ice age ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 10, 2010 |
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Argonne streaming visualization sends images across the world (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Modeling the evolution of the universe is no mean feat, not only because of the complex mathematics involved, but also because of the sheer amount of data that is generated from a working ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Air Force grant to tighten online encryption
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientist Rafael Pass is seeking new approaches to cryptographic security with a $600,000, five-year grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 14, 2009 |
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3-D microchips for more powerful and environmentally friendly computers
Not so long ago our computers had a single core which had to be boosted for performance - making each machine into a great central heating system. Beyond 85° C, however, electronic components become unstable. ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Germany unveils world's largest weather supercomputer
Germany Thursday unveiled the world's most powerful weather supercomputer that scientists hope will provide critical data on global warming for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2009 |
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