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Yale Professor wins Godel Prize for showing how computer algorithms solve problems
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 13, 2008 |
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Daniel A. Spielman, professor of applied mathematics and computer science at Yale, has been awarded the prestigious Gödel Prize for developing a technique, known as Smoothed Analysis, that helps predict the ...
Where you live may affect your state of mind
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Frequent Mental Distress (FMD), defined as having 14 or more days in the previous month when stress, depression and emotional problems were not good , is not evenly distributed across the United States. In fact, certain geographic ...
Hong Kong bullish on PCCW telecom deal
Jun 23, 2006 |
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Bidding for Hong Kong telecom PCCW was expected to remain strong despite likely opposition to the sale on the mainland.
Xerox looks to make color printing more affordable
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The economics of color printing in big offices are simple: A page of black and white costs about 2 cents per page, while color runs about 8 cents.
CSIRO researchers create giant waves -- virtually
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(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientists have created 'rogue waves' more than 20 metres high and smashed them into virtual oil and gas production platforms to compare different mooring designs.
Animated beer smooth to pour
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Aug 03, 2007 |
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Researchers from CSIRO and Korea’s ETRI will pour a virtual glass of beer in San Diego next week at SIGGRAPH 07, the world’s largest computer graphics conference, to showcase their innovative fluid special ...
Virtual swimmer to speed up athletes
Mar 30, 2006 |
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CSIRO and the Australian Institute of Sport are using mathematics in a bid to speed up our top swimmers by testing changes to swimming strokes. The research will make use of the same software CSIRO uses for other fluid simulations ...
What's Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Stop the presses! The sun is behaving normally. So says NASA solar physicist David Hathaway. "There have been some reports lately that Solar Minimum is lasting longer than it should. That's not true. The ongoing ...
Pinning down the butterfly's wings
Jun 01, 2007 |
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A Belgian mathematician hopes to use the science of chaos, the butterfly effect and strange attractors to help build a complete model of climate and resources that will lead to a new approach to sustainable development.
Extensional tectonics in Tempe Terra
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May 08, 2006 |
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These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show the tectonic 'grabens' in Tempe Terra, a geologically complex region that is part of the old Martian ...
Jesus Walked on Ice, Study Says
Apr 04, 2006 |
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The New Testament story describes Jesus walking on water in the Sea of Galilee but according to a study led by Florida State University Professor of Oceanography Doron Nof, it's more likely that he walked on ...
Biologists discover a protein link to wound healing
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Diabetes and eczema may appear to be two completely unrelated diseases. But UC San Diego biologists have uncovered what appears to be a crucial biochemical link between the two.
Electric field can align silver nanowires
May 17, 2006 |
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Scientists have discovered how to align silver nanowires in a controlled manner with an electric field. Their technique offers a possible route to sculpting and writing on nanowires, an ability that will likely ...
Picking particles faster than one at a time
Dec 01, 2005 |
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Computer scientists and biologists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed software that can select tens of thousands of high-quality images of biological molecules from electron ...
World-leading microscope shows more detail than ever
May 02, 2006 |
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A unique 3-dimensional microscope that works in a new way is giving unprecedented insight into microscopic internal structure and chemical composition. It is revealing how materials are affected, over time, by changes in ...
