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Active Hearing Process in Mosquitoes
A mathematical model has
explained some of the
remarkable features of
mosquito hearing. In
particular, the male can
hear the faintest beats of
the female's wings and yet
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Oak Ridge 'Jaguar' Supercomputer Is World's Fastest
An upgrade to a Cray XT5
high-performance computing
system deployed by the
Department of Energy has
made the "Jaguar"
supercomputer the world's
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Facial Biometrics System Capable of Creating a Facial 'DNA'
Research into techniques of
facial biometrics, carried
out by scientists in Spain,
has resulted in a system
that is able to recognize
... > full story
When Is A Fetus Able To Survive Outside The Womb?
Mathematicians are coupling
mathematical models with
information about a baby's
physiology inside the womb.
Combining ultrasound with
powerful algorithms based on
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Examining Mathematical Abilities in Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
November 20, 2009 — Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have a number of cognitive deficits. Mathematical ability seems particularly damaged in children with FASD. A new study supports the importance of ... > full story -
'Fingerprinting' RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
November 19, 2009 — Engineering researchers have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique physical attributes of ... > full story -
Immediate, Aggressive Spending on HIV/AIDS Could End Epidemic
November 18, 2009 — Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the disease, according to new research. This approach defies ... > full story -
Software for Solving Life-Threatening Medical Puzzles
November 14, 2009 — New software is under development that doctors hope will help them identify brain tumors in children that will grow ... > full story -
Economists Forecast For 2010 Looks Better, Relative To This Year
November 10, 2009 — Economists presenting their annual forecast are confident that 2010 is going to be better than this year. Unfortunately, 2009 was "really, really awful." Some have declared that the national ... > full story -
Professor Sees 70 Percent Chance For Yankees To Win 2009 World Series
October 28, 2009 — A mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of run scoring in baseball has computed the probability of the Yankees and Phillies winning the World ... > full story -
World's Fastest Supercomputer Models Origins Of The Unseen Universe
October 27, 2009 — A new "Roadrunner Universe" model requires a petascale computer because, like the universe, it's mind-bendingly large. The model's basic unit is a particle with a mass of approximately one billion ... > full story -
Science At The Petascale: Roadrunner Results Unveiled
October 26, 2009 — The world's fastest supercomputer, Roadrunner, at Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed its initial "shakedown" phase doing accelerated petascale computer modeling and simulations of a variety ... > full story -
How Low Doses Of Radiation Can Cause Heart Disease And Stroke
October 23, 2009 — A mathematical model constructed by researchers predicts the risk of cardiovascular disease (heart attacks, stroke) associated with low background levels of radiation. The model shows that the risk ... > full story -
Cyber Exploring The 'Ecosystems' Of Influenzas
October 23, 2009 — Predicting the infection patterns of influenzas requires tracking both the ecology and the evolution of the fast-morphing viruses that cause them, said a researcher who enlists computers to model ... > full story
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