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You don't have to be psychic to predict the future

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 27, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (23) | comments 1

A team of researchers from UQ's Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) has proved you don't have to be psychic to predict the future.


Quantum computers could excel in modeling chemical reactions

Chemistry /

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Quantum computers would likely outperform conventional computers in simulating chemical reactions involving more than four atoms, according to scientists at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and ...


How is that whale listening?

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 04, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers from San Diego State University and the University of California have been using computer models to mimic the effects of underwater noise on an unusual whale species and have discovered a new pathway for sound ...


SEMATECH Reports New Approach to Simulate Transistor Noise

Technology / Semiconductors

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from SEMATECH's Front End Processes (FEP) program have developed a comprehensive transistor noise model capable of extracting defect characteristics from low frequency noise data in advanced gate stack transistors ...


Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission

Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (24) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface. In reality, they will live and work in a sealed facility ...


Mathematical models reveal how organisms transcend the sum of their genes

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Molecular and cellular biologists have made tremendous scientific advances by dissecting apart the functions of individual genes, proteins, and pathways. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...


Perfectly proportioned

Perfectly proportioned: Working to improve dry compaction and sintering

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The manufacture of parts by compaction and sintering involves filling a die with metal powder. Research scientists have simulated this process for the first time to achieve an evenly distributed ...


Simulated training for ultrasound-guided procedures improves safety without risk to patients

Simulated training for ultrasound-guided procedures improves safety without risk to patients

Medicine & Health / Other

created 9 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Using mannequins to teach doctors-in-training how to do ultrasound-guided procedures is an effective way to improve their skills without compromising patient care and safety, according to a new study from ...


Iowa State scientist develops lab machine to study glacial sliding related to rising sea levels

Scientist develops lab machine to study glacial sliding related to rising sea levels

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Neal Iverson opened his laboratory's walk-in freezer and said the one-of-a-kind machine inside could help scientists understand how glaciers slide across their beds. And that could help researchers predict ...


Simulations means 'smarter traffic decisions'

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Kyoto University and IBM's Tokyo Research Laboratory have developed a system that can simulate urban transport situations encompassing millions of individual vehicles in complex traffic interactions. A simulation can predict, ...


Jaguar upgrade brings ORNL closer to petascale computing

Electronics / Hardware

created May 15, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Upgrades to Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jaguar supercomputer have more than doubled its performance, increasing the system’s ability to deliver far-reaching advances in climate studies, energy research, and a wide range ...


Embedded systems -- the whole picture

Embedded systems -- the whole picture

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Embedded computer systems must be fast and efficient. A European consortium has created a new modelling framework that lets designers strike the best balance between static, reconfigurable ...


This picture released by the CNRS/Universite de Provence shows a column of Emperor Nero banquet hall

Archaeologists unearth Nero's revolving banquet hall

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a revolving banquet room built by the Roman emperor Nero, who ruled between 54 and 68 BC and was famed for his depraved and extravagant lifestyle, a statement said ...


Virtually engineering power plants

Virtually engineering power plants

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Photovoltaic and wind energy plants, hydroelectric power stations and biogas plants supply energy without polluting the environment. However, they are complex to design and maintain. Virtual reality makes ...


New tool for helping pediatric heart surgery

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Stanford University has developed a way to simulate blood flow on the computer to optimize surgical designs. It is the basis of a new tool that may help ...