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The Next No-Hitter: May?
A mathematician has
developed an estimate for
how many no-hitters there
will be in major league
baseball this year, based on
a simple statistical tool he
uses in teaching his
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Traffic Accident Hotspots
Ohio State University
scientists have created
software that can identify
traffic accident hot spots
on state roadways. Right
now, it is being used by the
Ohio State Highway Patrol
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Planes, Trains And Ant Hills
Financial analysts use the
concept of swarm
intelligence to solve
taxiway traffic problems at
airports. While ants
communicate via pheromones,
computer simulations use
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Crashes That Save Lives
Engineers created a 3-D
crash simulator to increase
their understanding of
automobile safety. The
software enables users to
view cars and crashes from
any angle, and to remove
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Computer Scientists Program Robots To Play Soccer, Communicate With Bees
Engineers built humanoid robots that can recognize objects by color by processing information from a camera mounted on the robot's head. The robots are programmed to play soccer, with the intention ... > more -
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Computer Scientists Test Fatigued Driver Behavior
Human factors researchers created a virtual reality environment in order to obtain data on the effects of driving while fatigued. They found that tired drivers alter their steering patterns, from ... > more -
Electrical Engineers Show Wireless Can Make a Difference in Emergencies
For the first time, a wireless communication system is being tested in simulated emergencies. Dispatchers can locate responders with GPS and give them directions by text message. The system relies on ... > more -
Vision Researchers Test Theory on Visual Orientation
Vision researchers suspect that people who do not need maps to find their way may be remembering visual landmarks. To test this theory, the scientists are having volunteers navigate through a virtual ... > more -
U.S.G.S., Caltech Seismologists Develop Online Tool to Predict Aftershocks
With a new online map, scientists can better forecast when and where aftershocks may happen. The maps calculate information based on historical earthquake patterns and known behavior of aftershocks. ... > more -
Earth Scientists And Meteorologists Create Historically Based, Realistic Weather Animations
Using data from a NASA satellite, scientists crafted accurate storm animations intended to improve upon current models used by meteorologists. They used historical data to combine all the information ... > more -
Mathematicians Show Randomly Guessing NCAA Outcome Is Extremely Improbable
Combinatorics calculates that randomly picking the outcomes of every game in the NCAA tournament stands one chance of success in more than 18 quintillion. If every person on Earth could fill out a ... > more -
Astrophysicist Develops Software to Aid Football Coaches
Computers could one day help football coaches make strategic decisions, such as going for the touchdown or for the kick, or accept the penalty or declining it. New software designed by an ... > more -
Computer Scientists Turn Cell Phones into Health Care Resource
New software technology allows cell phone and PDA users to download their medical records, making them quickly accessible in case of emergency. The new software, to be available in a year, can even ... > more -
Biochemists And Computer Scientists Collaborate To Create Protein-folding Computer Game
Computer scientists designed a computer game based on the principles of biochemistry. It allows amateurs to compete against and collaborate with specialists to design protein structures. Introductory ... > more
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