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New technology to improve care for children with diabetes A groundbreaking study led by research experts in Sheffield will use mobile phone technology to improve treatments and care for children with diabetes.

Science Pete Wilton | 27 Sep 10 How do you accurately simulate the Universe on a computer? A new programme at the Oxford Martin School , led by Pedro Ferreira of Oxford University's Department of

The maximum-flow problem, or max flow, is one of the most basic problems in computer science: First solved during preparations for the Berlin airlift, it's a component of many logistical problems and a staple of introductory courses on algorithms. For decades it was a prominent research subject, with new algorithms that solved it more and more efficiently coming out once or twice a year.

AUSTIN, Texas — Longhorn, the largest hardware-accelerated interactive visualization cluster in the world located at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), is providing researchers with un

Arts 23 Sep 10 The world's largest collection of miscellanies is being collected and put online by researchers from the Faculty of English Language and Literature with the support of the Bodleian Libraries curators.

Many people are not aware of the environmental and social impacts of our consumption, according to Professor Manfred Lenzen, Director of the Integrated Sustainability Analysis Research Group (ISA) at the School of Physics.

A Princeton University-led research team has developed the capability to produce realistic movies of earthquakes based on complex computer simulations that can be made available worldwide within hours of a disastrous upheaval. The videos show waves of ground motion spreading out from an epicenter. In making them widely available, the team of computational seismologists and computer scientists aims to aid researchers working to improve understanding of earthquakes and develop better maps of the Earth's interior.

Academics at the University of Birmingham are hoping to find the origins of the universe after helping to develop the world's largest radio telescope, the UK station of which was launched this week in Chilbolton, Hampshire.

Computer scientists from The University of Manchester have launched an animation competition to inspire the next generation of technological experts.

Computers Improve the Quality of Life in Care Homes An advanced computer system installed into care homes has been successfully reconnecting residents, who often feel cut off and isolated, with the outside world.

For scientists, supernovae are true superstars - massive explosions of huge, dying stars that shine light on the shape and fate of the universe.

Honey dribbling over toast, an artist's brush sweeping across a canvas or a dress swaying as a model sashays down a runway.

GreenDroid Project GreenDroid HotChips Slides (PDF) Steven Swanson Michael Taylor Jacobs School of Engineering on Twitter GreenDroid chip prototype will deliver improved performance through specialized processors September 1, 2010 By Daniel Kane One example of a conservation core.

NSF Variability Expedition Calit2 Computer Science and Engineering Department Rajesh Gupta Website UCSD Computer Science and Engineering chair Rajesh Gupta is the principal investigator on the six-un

AUSTIN, Texas — Computational scientists and geophysicists at The University of Texas at Austin and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a new supercomputer model that for the first time produces an unprecedented view of plate tectonics and the forces that drive it.

AUSTIN, Texas — The National Science Foundation (NSF), The University of Texas at Austin, and multiple partners have committed $9 million to the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) to acquir

PASADENA, Calif.—Computational scientists and geophysicists at the University of Texas at Austin and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed new computer algorithms that for the first time allow for the simultaneous modeling of the earth's Earth's mantle flow, large-scale tectonic plate motions, and the behavior of individual fault zones, to produce an unprecedented view of plate tectonics and the forces that drive it.

324-node/100 Teraflops System provides a Bridge to Greater Science Productivity Aug 26, 2010 By Jan Zverina The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC)

The US National Security Agency and Army Research Office have awarded a $1.7 million research grant to Dr Michael J Biercuk, a quantum physicist based within the School of Physics.

AUSTIN, Texas — High levels of foreclosures in a community do not independently lead to increased crime rates, as previously believed, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.

Einstein@Home initiative enables anyone to analyze data from Space McGill University's excellence in astrophysics played an important role in facilitating the discovery by three regular people of a p

A team of scientists based at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the National High Magnetic Field Lab (NHMFL) in Florida has discovered a new and more efficient way to encode quantum information within silicon. Despite being compatible with the silicon chips all around us, bismuth has been overlooked to date in favour of phosphorus atoms in the race to quantum technologies.

University of Melbourne researchers have developed a mobile phone game that will help ensure computers better understand the way we talk about our towns.

A team of scientists based at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the National High Magnetic Field Lab (NHMFL) in Florida has discovered a new and more efficient way to encode quantum information within silicon. Despite being compatible with the silicon chips all around us, the chemical element bismuth has been overlooked to date in favour of phosphorus atoms in the race to quantum technologies.

Currently, many computer-based systems for teaching and translating languages are out of date or not user-friendly.

University Park, Pa. A new report, prepared for the National Academy of Sciences by the National Research Council, ranked the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) as the top U.S. priority for the next large ground-based astronomical facility.

Zoologists at the University of Melbourne have called on the public to help track black swan and eastern grey kangaroo populations after the release of a new study that demonstrates the value of public input.

he dog stands alone (bottom image) after a UC San Diego pedestrian remover automatically removed the man walking the dog (top image) and filled in the hole with building, grass, curb and sidewalk.

Hundreds of thousands of Australians suffering from glaucoma will have access to more accurate information about their deteriorating sight thanks to today's arrival of a supercomputer.

An online database which promises to change our understanding of English society on the eve and in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest has been launched online. "PASE Domesday", which is released today, links information from the Domesday survey (1086) to maps showing the location of estates throughout England.

New Domesday database launched online 09 Aug 2010, PR 171/10 PASE Domesday, a database of Domesday Book linked to mapping resources, has been launched online today by a research team based at King's College London and the University of Cambridge. Domesday Book is the product of a great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086.

The researchers estimate that the river - known as a submarine channel - would be the sixth largest river in the world if it were on land based on the amount of water flowing through it. Submarine channels are similar to land rivers, but they are formed by density currents - underwater flow mixtures of sand, mud and water that are denser than sea water and so sink and flow along the bottom.

Sort Benchmark CNS at UCSD Computer Science at UCSD Amin Vahdat To break the terabyte barrier for the Indy Minute Sort, the computer science researchers built a system made up of 52 computer nodes.

Helen Josephine, head librarian for the Terman Library, said the Engineering School has been planning the state-of-the-art library for three years.

26 July 2010 British expert warns of a coming robot crime wave A leading British scientist, a senior Interpol advisor and a broadcaster have warned that the growing availability of robotics knowledge and components will promote a new breed of "garden shed" robot criminals and terrorists.

Bees - key pollinators for one-third of all plant food crops - have declined over the last 50 years, with die-offs in recent years stumping scientists and making headlines.

A Stanford photography research group will distribute fully programmable open-source cameras to researchers, thanks to a federal grant.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Everyone knows what it's like for an airplane to land: the slow maneuvering into an approach pattern, the long descent, and the brakes slamming on as soon as the plane touches down, which seems to just barely bring it to a rest a mile later.

Scammers are constantly finding new ways to pry confidential information from computer users using fraudulent email messages.

AUSTIN, Texas — A scientist at the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) at The University of Texas at Austin is one step closer to understanding what might happen if a hurricane hits the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.