
Computer Game's High Score Could Earn The Nobel Prize In Medicine
Gamers have devoted
countless years of
collective brainpower to
idle pursuits. This week
researchers will try to
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Climate Models Overheat Antarctica, New Study Finds
Computer analyses of global
climate have consistently
overstated warming in
Antarctica, new research
concludes. The study can
help scientists improve
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Ocean Carbon Cycle Research Gets Boost From Satellite Data
The Earth's oceans play a
vital role in the carbon
cycle, making it imperative
that we understand marine
biological activity enough
to predict how our planet
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New Breed Of Supercomputers Proposed To Improve Climate Change Prediction Accuracy
Three researchers have
proposed an innovative way
to improve global climate
change predictions by using
a supercomputer with
... > full story
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76-teraflop Supercomputer Installed For Critical Research On Climate Change, Severe Weather
May 9, 2008 The National Center for Atmospheric Research has taken delivery of a new IBM supercomputer that will advance research into severe weather and the future of Earth's climate. The supercomputer, known ... > full story -
Astrophysical Fluid Mechanics: A New Method For Simulating Supersonic Turbulence
May 7, 2008 Scientists have developed a new method for simulating turbulent fluids, which will open up new perspectives in the field of astrophysics. Turbulence is worth studying, because of the fundamental role ... > full story -
Did Dust Storms Make 1930s Dust Bowl Drought Worse?
May 4, 2008 Climate scientists using computer models to simulate the 1930s Dust Bowl on the US Great Plains have found that dust raised by farmers probably amplified and spread a natural drop in rainfall, ... > full story -
Supercomputer To Simulate Extreme Stellar Physics
May 3, 2008 A team of scientists will expend 22 million computational hours during the next year on one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, simulating an event that takes less than five seconds. This ... > full story -
New Basic Element For Electronic Circuits: 'Memristor' Could Give Computers Memories That Don't Forget
May 1, 2008 Researchers from HP Labs have proven the existence of what had previously been only theorized as the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering. This scientific advancement could ... > full story -
Virtual World Therapeautic For Addicts: Study Shows Impact Of Environment To Addiction Cravings
April 30, 2008 Patients in therapy to overcome addictions have a new arena to test their coping skills -- the virtual world. A new study found that a virtual reality environment can provide the climate necessary to ... > full story -
Wearable Computing: Special Goggles Analyze Eye Movements To Diagnose Disease
April 28, 2008 Sometimes the diagnosis of episodes of illness in schizophrenia, rotatory vertigo, or reading and writing deficits needs electro-oculography (EOG), performed using a special medical apparatus. ... > full story -
Emissions Irrelevant To Future Climate Change?
April 28, 2008 Climate change and the carbon emissions seem inextricably linked. However, new research suggests that this may not always hold true, although it may be some time before we reach this saturation ... > full story -
First 3-D Image Of Antibody Gene Shown
April 25, 2008 Using a multidisciplinary mix of geometry, biological research and techniques developed to solve problems on supercomputers, scientists have shown for the first time how a genome is organized in ... > full story -
Mystery Of Ancient Supercontinent's Demise Revealed
April 24, 2008 Geologists can now explain how one of the largest continents ever to exist met its demise. Gondwana was a 'supercontinent' that existed between 500 and 180 million years ago. For the past four ... > full story
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