News tagged with computational resources
New project to create 'FutureGrid' computer network
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 29, 2009 |
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The San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego is part of a team chosen by the National Science Foundation to build and run an experimental high-performance grid test-bed, allowing researchers to collaboratively develop ...
New grant to enhance world's largest open computing network
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 31, 2009 |
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A $30 million National Science Foundation grant will enable the University of Chicago to expand and extend until 2011 the operation of TeraGrid, a national system of interconnected supercomputers devoted to leading-edge scientific ...
Too much entanglement can render quantum computers useless
May 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "For certain tasks, quantum computers are more powerful than their classical counterparts. The task to be performed is the same for quantum or classical systems. However, the former ones can do it in a more ...
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Icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter may have conditions needed for life
15 hours ago |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists once thought that life could originate only within a solar system's "habitable zone," where a planet would be neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water to exist on its surface. ...
Climate Wizard makes large databases of climate information visual, accessible
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A Web tool that generates color maps of projected temperature and precipitation changes using 16 of the world's most prominent climate-change models is being used to consider such things as habitat shifts that will affect ...
NASA tech zooms in on water and land
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In a pilot project that could help better manage the planet's strained natural resources, space-age technologies are helping a Washington state community monitor its water availability. NASA satellites and ...
Pollution alters isolated thunderstorms
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
19 hours ago |
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New climate research reveals how wind shear -- the same atmospheric conditions that cause bumpy airplane rides -- affects how pollution contributes to isolated thunderstorm clouds. Under strong wind shear ...
Experiential learning teaches change and adaptation
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Economics, environmental impacts, social dynamics, and production levels are all major factors that influence the overall success of an agroecosystem. Positive or negative, these factors enact change on the system, forcing ...
Biologist Shows Female Birds of a Feather Compete Together
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With its flamboyantly decorated plumage, the peacock is a classic example of how males among many bird species are more visually eye-catching than their female partners. But new research, ...
Adding technology to geometry class improves opportunities to learn
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
21 hours ago |
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A new study co-written by a University of Illinois expert in math education suggests that incorporating technology in high school-level geometry classes not only makes the teaching of concepts such as congruency ...
Irrigation decreases, urbanization increases monsoon rains
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
22 hours ago |
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A Purdue University scientist has shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change.
Couples who do the dishes together stay happier
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
22 hours ago |
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A new study published by The University of Western Ontario reveals that couples who share the responsibility for paid and unpaid work report higher average measures of happiness and life satisfaction than those in other family ...
Routine HIV screening in community health centers boosts HIV testing
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
23 hours ago |
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UCSF researchers have that found routinely offering rapid HIV tests to patients in community health centers can significantly increase the number of patients screened for HIV.
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