Imaging techniques help rebuild ancient fauna
A paper summarising a 20-year study into Ordovician-Late Devonian microfauna has revealed new histological data aiding taxonomy and palaeographic reconstructions.
Archaeology
Aug 12, 2014
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3-D mapping in real time, without the drift (w/ Video)
Computer scientists at MIT and the National University of Ireland (NUI) at Maynooth have developed a mapping algorithm that creates dense, highly detailed 3-D maps of indoor and outdoor environments in real time.
Engineering
Aug 28, 2013
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New topological technique helps scientists 'see' and search large data sets
New computational techniques developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) may help save scientists from drowning in their own data. Computational scientists at the Lab have figured out how to streamline ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 1, 2013
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Six months of computing time generates detailed portrait of cloth behavior
It would be impossible to compute all of the ways a piece of cloth might shift, fold and drape over a moving human figure. But after six months of computation, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 23, 2013
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Combining computer science, statistics creates machines that can learn
Learning a subject well means moving beyond the recitation of facts to a deeper knowledge that can be applied to new problems. Designing computers that can transcend rote calculations to more nuanced understanding has challenged ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 17, 2013
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Scientists one step closer to preventing bacterial infections of implanted medical devices
Ground-breaking research by Australian scientists has revealed new insights into how life-threatening bacteria colonise medical devices that are implanted in the human body.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 25, 2013
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A fast new method for measuring hard-to-diagnose 3-D plasmas in fusion facilities
(Phys.org) —Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Japan have developed a rapid method for meeting a key challenge ...
Plasma Physics
Mar 13, 2013
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Models move from brain to rain
(Phys.org)—One of climate scientists' key ambitions is to predict future climate change more accurately. They create incredibly detailed computer models, but even these cannot calculate all the infinite detail of the real ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2013
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Refined measurement technique may increase precision and accuracy in computer chip manufacturing
(Phys.org)—A refined method developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for measuring nanometer-sized objects may help computer manufacturers more effectively size up the myriad tiny switches ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 6, 2012
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Scientists make animated collisions sounds realistic
(Phys.org) -- Bang. Clatter. Tinkle. Jingle. When solid objects collide in the real world we hear a sharp impact sound, sometimes followed by a ringing aftershock. Creating sounds like that to accompany computer animation ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 21, 2012
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