A speedy solution for sharper star gazing
Dec 22, 2014
A novel algorithm promises faster functionality for the world’s largest optical-near infrared telescope.
Results for computing
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Exploring the brain by mimicking the brain
Mar 21, 2015
A new collaboration could lead to supercomputers emulating the efficiency of the brain.
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Taking the guesswork out of experimental design
Jul 11, 2015
A fast computational method optimizes sensor measurement networks for noisy, sparsely observed environments.
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Disease researchers have a way with words
Jul 25, 2015
Specialized word search method sheds light on phenotypic similarity of diseases.
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Visual computing hits a moving target
Aug 1, 2015
A surprisingly simple algorithm helps computers perceive individual objects inside videos from their movement patterns.
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Divide and conquer pattern searching
Dec 27, 2016
A new data-mining strategy that offers unprecedented pattern search speed could glean new insights from massive datasets.
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Taking graphics cards beyond gaming
Jan 9, 2017
A highly efficient mathematical solver designed to run on graphics processors gives scientists and engineers a powerful new tool for a common computational problem.
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Giving power to demand-driven electricity
Feb 4, 2017
A new approach to analyzing household electricity: smart-meter data could improve the performance and efficiency of national power grids.
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Improving connections for spatial analysis
Mar 4, 2017
A statistical model that accounts for common dependencies in spatial data yields more realistic results for studies of temperature, wind and pollution levels.
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Conservation in the smartphone generation
May 13, 2017
A remarkable collaboration, drawing parallels between human and animal ecology, uses data from smartphones to protect vulnerable species.
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3D particle tracking? There's an app for that
Aug 20, 2017
Smartphones put state-of-the-art 3D particle tracking in the hands of the masses.
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One bad apple can spoil a robot swarm
Jan 1, 2018
Coordinated robot swarms can achieve amazing feats, but even a single faulty unit can have serious consequences.
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Zooming in on brain function
Mar 18, 2018
Faster computations will allow researchers to see the finer details of brain activity in functional brain imaging.
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Point patterns help to predict landslides
May 20, 2018
Rainfall simulations in statistical models could allow accurate prediction of dangerous landslides.
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Scanning in the fourth dimension
Jul 1, 2018
A novel imaging method makes it possible to capture object deformation in three dimensions over time with unprecedented accuracy.
