Best 'sweet spots' on the backboard
According to Larry Hunter, the act of banking a basketball off the backboard and into the hoop is becoming a lost art.
Computer Sciences
Mar 10, 2011
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News tagged with programming model
New data reveals climate change might be more rapid than predicted
About 30 massive, intricate computer networks serve the scientists who stand at the forefront of climate change research. Each network runs a software program comprised of millions of lines of code. These programs are computational ...
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2022
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Artificial intelligence classifies supernova explosions with unprecedented accuracy
Artificial intelligence is classifying real supernova explosions without the traditional use of spectra, thanks to a team of astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. The complete data sets and resulting ...
Astronomy
Dec 17, 2020
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Mapping the edge of reality
Australian and German researchers have collaborated to develop a genetic algorithm to confirm the rejection of classical notions of causality.
Quantum Physics
Apr 28, 2017
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Futuristic 48-Core Intel Chip Could Reshape How Computers are Built (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Intel Labs demonstrated an experimental, 48-core Intel processor, or "single-chip cloud computer," that rethinks many of the approaches used in today's designs for laptops, PCs and servers.
Hardware
Dec 3, 2009
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Machine learning for solar energy is a supercomputer killer
Supercomputers could find themselves out of a job thanks to a suite of new machine learning models that produce rapid, accurate results using a normal laptop.
Materials Science
Jun 23, 2021
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Study finds unexpected link between cell suicide and longevity
What is the secret to aging more slowly and living longer? Not antioxidants, apparently.
Cell & Microbiology
May 8, 2014
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IBM creates new foundation to program SyNAPSE chips inspired by human brain
Scientists from IBM today unveiled a breakthrough software ecosystem designed for programming silicon chips that have an architecture inspired by the function, low power, and compact volume of the brain. The technology could ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 8, 2013
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Geoscientists Drill Deepest Hole in Ocean Crust in Scientific Ocean Drilling History
(PhysOrg.com) -- For eight weeks beginning in November 2009, off the coast of New Zealand, an international team of 34 scientists and 92 support staff and crew on board the scientific drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution (JR) ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2010
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Reusable software for high performance computing
The world's fastest supercomputer can now perform 200,000 trillion calculations per second, and several companies and government agencies around the world are competing to build a machine that will have the computer power ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 15, 2018
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