 Virtual world is sign of future for scientists, engineers July 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Purdue University is operating a virtual environment that enables scientists and engineers to interpret raw data collected with powerful instruments called dynamic atomic force microscopes. | |
 Many processors make light work of calculations July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Solving complicated calculations has never been easy, but a new European computing grid means researchers can number crunch their data faster than ever before. | |
 Multithreaded supercomputer seeks software for data-intensive computing July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The newest breed of supercomputers have hardware set up not just for speed, but also to better tackle large networks of seemingly random data. And now, a multi-institutional group of researchers has been awarded ... | |
 3D Graphics Can Geometrically Guide Your Attention July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When you gaze at a painting, the first thing that catches your eye is usually not an accident. Since the beginning of art, painters have used strategic techniques to guide a viewer’s attention ... | |
 For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Insert your key in the ignition of a luxury car and the seat and steering wheel will automatically adjust to preprogrammed body proportions. Stroll through the rooms of Bill Gates' mansion ... | |
 Goodbye to faulty software? July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Will it ever be possible to buy software guaranteed to be free from bugs? A team of European researchers think so. Their work on the mathematical foundations of programming could one day revolutionise the ... | |
 Artificial intelligence takes home the pot at the poker table July 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Last weekend, the best man at the table was a machine. Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, took on professional players in Las Vegas and came out on top. Like last year's challenge, ... | |
 Semantics gives the web meaning -- for machines July 16, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Where would we be without the web? It is such an immense and rich source of information; we feel that every answer is out there. All it takes is a bit of searching... | |
 Man versus machine poker re-match July 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, is heading to Las Vegas for a re-match against humans. | |
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