Building accurate computer reconstructions of historical global precipitation is tricky business. The statistical models are complicated very the historical data is often full of holes
Now a new software program developed by a research team including San diego State university Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Now anybody can play with this user friendly software use it to inform their research and develop new models and hypotheses.
Shen and his SDSU graduate students Nancy Tafolla and Barbara Sperberg produced a user friendly technologically advanced piece of software that does the statistical heavy lifting for researchers.
New tool for climate change modelsfor example Shen referenced a region in the middle of the Pacific ocean that sometimes glows bright red on the computer model indicating extreme dryness
Researchers interested in using SOGP 1. 0 can request the software package as well as the digital datasets used by the program by e-mailing sogp. precip@gmail. com with the subject line SOGP precipitation product request followed by your name
#Precision printing: Unique capabilities of 3-D printing revealed Researchers at the Department of energy's Oak ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated an additive manufacturing method to control the structure
and that can indeed improve resistance to pneumonia in our mouse model l
#Researchers turn to 3-D technology to examine the formation of cliffband landscapes A blend of photos
From there we can build a 3-D computer model of that landscape. Months of fieldwork in comparison would only produce a fraction of the data that we produce in the computer model says Ward.
Ward says that ultimately examining this piece of the puzzle will give researchers an idea as to how the broader U s. landscape was formed.
which a computer then reconstructs into three-dimensional structure. This technique is ideal because we're imaging relatively massive proteins here Li said.
The software called Open Book provides synonyms images metaphors and definitions of complex verbs explains Paloma Moreda computer programmer at the University of Alicante.
It provides additional information to understand the main ideas of a document and therefore increases independence
An important feature of the software is that it is personalisable and adapts to the abilities of each person.
#Electric vehicle technology packs more punch in smaller package Using 3-D printing and novel semiconductors researchers at the Department of energy's Oak ridge National Laboratory have created a power inverter that could make electric vehicles lighter more powerful and more efficient.
and optimization of the device which is based on a phosphor screen and single-walled carbon nanotubes as electrodes in a diode structure.
Our simple'diode'panel could obtain high brightness efficiency of 60 Lumen per Watt which holds excellent potential for a lighting device with low power consumption said Norihiro Shimoi the lead researcher and an associate professor of environmental studies at the Tohoku University.
The electrons then fly through the vacuum in the cavity and hit the phosphor screen into glowing.
Thus the new flat-panel device has compared smaller energy loss with other current lighting devices which can be used to make energy-efficient cathodes that with low power consumption.
When Illinois researchers set out to investigate a method to control how DNA moves through a tiny sequencing device they did not know they were about to witness a display of molecular gymnastics.
The researchers extensively used the Blue waters supercomputer at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications housed at the University of Illinois. They mapped each individual atom in the complex DNA molecule
Scientists at the National institutes of health (NIH) report that newly formed brain cells in the mouse olfactory system--the area that processes smells--play a critical role in maintaining proper connections.
In the first set of mouse experiments Dr. Belluscio's team first disrupted the organization of olfactory bulb circuits by temporarily plugging a nostril in the animals to block olfactory sensory information from entering the brain.
New approaches that can improve the outlook for patients especially in the later stages of injury development would be of great benefit she says.
#Unique catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells synthesized in ordinary kitchen microwave oven Swedish and Chinese researchers show how a unique nano-alloy composed of palladium nano-islands embedded in tungsten nanoparticles creates a new type of catalysts for highly efficient oxygen reduction the most important reaction in hydrogen fuel cells.
Their results are published in the scientific journal Nature Communications. The world's rapidly growing demand for energy and the requirement of sustainable energy production calls for an urgent change in today's fossil fuel based energy system.
however by the need of efficient catalysts to drive the chemical reactions involved in the fuel cell.
Historically platinum and its alloys have frequently been used as anodic and cathodic catalysts in fuel cells
but the high cost of platinum due to its low abundance motivates researchers to find efficient catalysts based on earth-abundant elements.
The new technology is designed for conventional lithium-ion batteries now used in billions of cellphones laptops and other electronic devices as well as a growing number of cars and airplanes.
In 2006 the Sony Corporation recalled millions of lithium-ion batteries after reports of more than a dozen consumer-laptop fires.
That's still a big problem considering that hundreds of millions of computers and cellphones are sold each year.
In a new study in EPJ Plus French scientists have come up with an open source simulation method to calculate the actual cost of relying on a combination of electricity sources.
and computer modeling by an international team that included researchers in China Japan and Pittsburgh as well as at MIT.
This year's Nobel prize in physics was awarded for the discovery of how to make blue LEDS allowing everything from more efficient light bulbs to video screens.
While the discovery has had an enormous impact on lighting and displays the slow speed with
and Chair of Electrical and Computer engineering at Duke they used computer simulations to determine the exact size of the gap needed between the nanocubes
or equivalently the intensity of the light at various places at the measuring screen, ensures that the set of correlations between the two detectors does result in an interference-like pattern in those correlations.
and are linked to an external monitor via a cable. In addition to the possibility of the cable being pulled out
Surprisingly the loss of STAT3 in NK cells of the mouse led not to a decrease but to an increase in killing activity against melanoma cells and leukemia cells.
and Bruce Maryanoff, formerly at Johnson & johnson and currently a visiting scholar at TSRI, the researchers tested this synthetic peptide in a mouse model prone to atherosclerosis.
The group Kinch helped found the Institute for Life sciences Collaboration recently convened an expert panel at the United nations to discuss the need for innovative partnerships
"Using a device that can be placed on the forearm of the older person and a webcam that records movement patterns,
which are plotted then by software. In case of any anomaly in the activities course of the person,
geriatricians and system engineers in order to optimize and streamline the system for detection of a depression state.
and meticulously planned using computer design software. Using the software the researchers design three-dimensional frameworks of the desired size
and shape built from linear DNA sequences which attract and bind to one another in a predictable manner.
This capability should open up entirely new strategies for fields ranging from computer miniaturization to energy and pathogen detection.
The researchers showed in mouse models that chronic skin inflammation caused by continuous skin contact with allergens contributes to tumor development.
To investigate whether inflammation from the implant contributed to the tumor the researchers studied mouse models of contact allergy.
and may provide a resource for discovery of beta cell therapies that promote survival or regeneration of beta cells and development of screening biomarkers to monitor beta cell health and survival to guide therapeutic
combined with the researchers'sophisticated computer models of cellular regulation, is a powerful method for identifying genetic drivers of a wide range of diseases."
Dr. Califano and his colleagues used high-power computer models to demonstrate that certain types of cancer have conserved highly"master regulators"--genes
Working in mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCS) the Young lab examined the scaffolding landscape found within topologically associated domains.
since it is equipped with an integrated processor for image processing. After the integrated image sensor has recorded the images,
the processor evaluates the frames.""The video itself no longer has to--as previously the case--be sorted
A total of 72 passive and 13 active components (such as LEDS, DC-to-DC converters, memory chip, image sensor and image processor) had to be positioned within the module in an especially space-saving manner.
If one programs the software accordingly, it is also possible to detect road markings. In this case, the camera is combined with a lane departure assistant.
Using brain scans from the ENIGMA Consortium and genetic information from The Mouse Brain Library he was able to identify a novel gene,
MGST3 that regulates the size of the hippocampus in both mouse and human, which is linked to a group of neurodegenerative diseases.
and the corresponding genes and then matching those with genes in mice from the BXD system held in the Mouse Brain Library database we could identify this specific gene that influences neurological diseases."
The Mouse Brain Library, established by Professor Robert Williams based at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center,
But patterns of electric signals are sent by a computer into nerves in his arm and to his brain,
"They change things on the computer to change the sensation.""One time,"he said, "it felt like water running across the back of my hand."
Intelligent programming uses computer memorythe program uses the smartphone's built-in camera to register its environment.
Many movement-recognition programs need plenty of processor and memory power explains Hilliges adding that their new algorithm uses a far smaller portion of computer memory
and is thus ideal for smartphones. He believes the application is the first of its kind that can run on a smartphone.
Gesture control will not replace touchscreen control but supplement it. People got used to operating computer games with their movements.
Touchscreens Hilliges reminds us also required a very long adjustment period before making a big impact in consumers'lives.
He is therefore certain that this application --or at least parts of it--will find its way onto the market.
that displays a functionally critical region of the virus that is universally conserved in all known species of Ebola.
Importantly, the researchers were able to demonstrate this peptide target is suitable for use in high-throughput drug screens.
These kinds of screens allow rapid identification of potential new drugs from billions of possible candidates.
and colleagues have shown that a lentivirus encoding let-7 injected into mouse neurons promotes the autophagic turnover of toxic misfolded proteins associated with neurodegenerative disease. e also demonstrate that treatment with anti-let-7 can block autophagy
"And even if the conversation is encrypted--in principle--it is still possible to decrypt it provided you have sufficient computer power,
In the USA alone, the phenomenon costs businesses around USD 100 billion every year according to a 2014 report on the subject by security firm Mcafee.
which facilitates the reconstruction of the brain's anatomic data as a 3d model on the computer.
and materials science professor Noah Malmstadt and biomedical engineering graduate student Bryant Thompson designed computer models for eight modular fluidic and instrumentation components (MFICS pronounced em-fix) that would each perform a simple operation.
The team attributes much of the success in the fabrication stage to recent advancements in high-resolution 3-D printing.
and imaging software to visualize it at a resolution of less than a billionth of a metre.
#Silicon oxide for better computer memory: Use of porous silicon oxide reduces forming voltage, improves manufacturability Rice university's breakthrough silicon oxide technology for high-density next-generation computer memory is one step closer to mass production thanks to a refinement that will allow manufacturers to fabricate devices at room temperature with conventional
production methods. First discovered five years ago, Rice's silicon oxide memories are a type of two-terminal,"resistive random-access memory"(RRAM) technology.
Beyond the use for a harder spinel in armor windows there could be other potential Dod and civilian applications in better/stronger office windows smartphones and tablets screens military/civilian vehicles
#Advantages, potential of computer-guided spinal surgery In a series of research studies Cedars-Sinai spinal surgeons show that a new method of computer-guided spine surgery is beneficial for spinal reconstruction
Computer-guided surgical navigation technology delivers on quality and safety said J. Patrick Johnson MD a neurosurgery spine specialist and director of Spine Education and the Neurosurgery Spine Fellowship program in the Department of Neurosurgery.
The images are transferred to a computer which displays them on overhead monitors that allow precise tracking of surgical instruments as surgeons insert screws for reconstruction
and perform other complex procedures on the spine. Surgeons said the technique is superior to existing methods because of its precision and speed.
because hardware was initially out of place. The Cedars-Sinai surgeons say they have cut these to nearly zero by using computer-guided methods.
The surgeons said the technology has others applications for treating spinal disorders serving as a tool to remove tumors decompress the spinal column
This approach represents a major leap forward for instrumented spine surgery said Terrence T. Kim MD an orthopedic spine surgeon in the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center and expert in the computer-guided navigation field.
and computer-aided system used during minimally invasive surgery increased the accuracy of screw placement into vertebral pedicle bones.
The final two articles offer an overview of computer-guided surgery of the spine including its use in revision
and the potential future use of robotic spine surgery with computer navigation. The special issue of the journal can be accessed at:
All have shipped their inventions to Delhi where they will be on display March 22 for scientists engineers and dignitaries.
North american zooplankton like many Daphnia and Bosmina species which are favorites on Bythotrephes'menu have similar hardware
We have an array of emitters that can be thought of as a dot matrix-printer printer, where you would be able to individually control each emitter to print deposits of nanofibers.
Melanie Gonick/MIT (with computer simulations from Alexei Bylinkskii) Friction and force fieldsthe team simulated friction at the nanoscale by first engineering two surfaces to be placed in contact:
#Engineers Develop a Computer That Operates on Water Researchers at Stanford university have developed a synchronous computer that operates using the unique physics of moving water droplets.
Their goal is to design a new class of computers that can precisely control and manipulate physical matter.
Computers and water typically don mix, but in Manu Prakash lab, the two are one and the same.
and his students have built a synchronous computer that operates using the unique physics of moving water droplets.
The computer is nearly a decade in the making incubated from an idea that struck Prakash
Because of its universal nature, the droplet computer can theoretically perform any operation that a conventional electronic computer can crunch,
or to operate word processors on this, Prakash said. ur goal is to build a completely new class of computers that can precisely control
and manipulate physical matter. Imagine if when you run a set of computations that not only information is processed
Computer clocks are responsible for nearly every modern convenience. Smartphones, DVRS, airplanes, the Internet without a clock, none of these could operate without frequent and serious complications.
Nearly every computer program requires several simultaneous operations each conducted in a perfect step-by-step manner. A clock makes sure that these operations start
Prakash explained. he reason computers work so precisely is that every operation happens synchronously; it what made digital logic so powerful in the first place,
A magnetic clock Developing a clock for a fluid-based computer required some creative thinking.
Prakash said the most immediate application might involve turning the computer into a high-throughput chemistry and biology laboratory.
and the droplet computer offers unprecedented control over these interactions. From the perspective of basic science, part of why the work is so exciting
Right now, anyone can put these circuits together to form a complex droplet processor with no external control something that was a very difficult challenge previously
With its current power output, the floating evaporation engine could supply small floating lights or sensors at the ocean floor that monitor the environment,
and even livestock would have embedded their own sensors that report information directly to networked servers,
These regenerators are effectively supercomputers and must be applied to each channel in the transmission. The electronic regeneration in modern lightwave transmission that carries between 80 to 200 channels also dictates the cost and,
as well as in computer and television screens. sing quantum dots for spectrometers is such a straightforward application compared to everything else that wee tried to do,
such as labeling cells or new types of TV screens, exploit quantum dotsfluorescence a property that is much more difficult to control,
which vary greatly in their ability to damage skin. he central component of such spectrometers the quantum dot filter array is fabricated with solution-based processing and printing,
which are needed for brief transmissions of data from wearable devices such as heart-rate monitors, computers, or smartphones, the researchers say.
because of 3-D printing, is relatively cheap and fast. The robot body transitions from soft to hard, reducing the stress where the rigid electronic components join the body
and protected by a semisoft shield created with a 3-D printer. The design builds from previous work of co-author and chemist George Whitesides, the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor at Harvard.
This new design demonstrates the potential of 3-D printing in soft robotics. Traditional methods of fabrication custom molds and multistep assembly are costly and slow.
The ever-increasing variety of materials compatible with 3-D printers is allowing engineers to prototype new designs faster.
and 3-D printing is adding to the repertoire of things we can do in a really practical way,
These have been named Pc (4450)+ and Pc (4380), +the former being clearly visible as a peak in the data,
BPA, another endocrine-disrupting synthetic compound widely used in plastic bottles and other resinous consumer goods, from thermal printing paper samples;
The researchers confirmed that a gene known as NF1 is a ajor playerin the development of skin cancer. he key finding is that roughly 45%of melanomas that do not harbor the known BRAF or NRAS mutations display loss of NF1 function,
This panel of genes can now be used in precision medicine to diagnose malignant lesions and can be applied to personalized cancer treatment.
Sesame street and other children programming is delivered on mobile devices to young children. A third-party study found children in the program showed significant gains in comprehension, language and word knowledge.
Business classes are delivered wirelessly to tablets, which also let women in the program communicate with mentors.
which allows people to store digital wallets securely on their mobile devices. Credit card and other payment information can be stored in the digital wallet
#IBM Smarter Cities Challenge is back: Could your city use some pro bono problem solvers?
But Council Lead Partner IBM has been doing just that with its Smarter Cities Challenge for the past four years.
IBM is continuing the grant program this year and is now accepting applications from local governments.
That's the idea behind IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge competitive grant program that has in the last four years helped 116 municipalities around the world solve critical local challenges.
How it works After intense preparation, six-person IBM pro bono consulting teams spend three weeks in the winning region analyzing all available data about a critical issue of the municipality's choosing for example
At the conclusion, IBM presents comprehensive recommendations for improving the delivery of services to citizens.
Past winners have seen results IBM notes that many of its past grant recipients have implemented their Smarter Cities Challenge recommendations
A program that works"We're extending IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge for one simple reason:
It works,"said Jennifer Crozier, IBM vice president of Global Citizenship Initiatives.""City leaders from around the world have told us how IBM's advice has helped them re-imagine how they can use data
and analytics to help them solve complex problems. We're told that IBM Smarter Cities Challenge is that rare program that brings people together
and gets long-term results --and we're proud of that. We invite mayors and regional leaders to apply with their toughest problems
Using data analysis technology from Council Lead Partner Microsoft, they are able to position officers where they will make the biggest difference.
How it works Microsoft Domain Awareness System gets most of the attention for its work in preventing crimes.
While the analytics were built by Microsoft, New york city police officers guided the development. Police officers described their biggest pain points
Doesn break the budget Microsoft is quick to point out that these benefits are available to cities of any size at a very modest investment.
The panels in the $3. 7 million project are linked to smart meters that increase their output
Solar Roadways developed its first road panel in 2009 and with the help of additional grants, finished up an experimental solar-paneled parking lot last year.
It plans to use money from its successful crowdfunding to take the version of the panels it used for that project into production i
The city has partnered with Council Lead Partners Cisco and Microsoft in addition to Fiberco, the Technology Innovation Agency and Nunnovation Africa Foundation on the program.
Council Lead Partners IBM Microsoft, andcisco and Associate Partner Siemens have been working with Chinese companies on national information security as well as technologies
and solutions to support the growth of smart cities there. Council Lead Partner Itron, meanwhile, completed installation of smart water, heat and gas meters and communication modules as well as its fixed network for Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco city in Tianjin, China.
"I don't want to live in a place where computers run my life. You're installing a whole bunch of computers
which will do a whole variety of things but you're forgetting that cities are for people.
and a processor to run the show. The Trakür is no exception. Developed in the suburbs of Buenos aires by INTA's rural engineering division, the yellow and white robot resembles a child's Tonka truck (the chassis) with a lighthouse (the sprayer) strapped to the top.
and the amount of remaining chemical to a computer outside the greenhouse, where an operator directs the Trakür virtually.
an add-on for Microsoft Outlook that manages messages from a collaborative perspective. Decisiv Email offers more than a carbon-copy of what's going on
the software either files that message in a folder that it believes relevant on its own
that you have to use Outlook for the categorization to happen. Recommind is working on tablet and smartphone integration.
What about privacy, you ask? A tool like Decisiv Email will definitely make you think twice about what you write in an email or about
and now there's a website to find nearby 3d printers for quick turnaround on printing jobs. makexyz. com is a simple website that allows anyone with a 3d printer to rent out their services to anyone with printing needs.
with the cheapest showing up first with all the details of the printer. Need to print with full color sandstone?
The closest printer to me, for example, is a Prusa Mendel I2 that uses#ABS Plastic in numerous colors.
I pay right there (no money is exchanged between printer owner and designer). Then, once the printing is complete
I can pick it up or have shipped it to me. Zak Stone reports for Fast Company that people with 3d printers have been eager to sign up:
Already, more than 500 printers around the United states have signed up--with everything from homemade printers, to Makerbots, to $30, 000 professional machines.
(or other printing service chains) become the Kinko's of 3d printing? With widespread stores already in place, a forward-thinking chain could make 3d printers available and more accessible.
but 3d printers in big cities and college towns, at least to start, could really help evolve their printing chain's brand.
software developers, and Internet users to create next-generation broadband applications. The partnership includes 25 cities around the country,
and recycling electronic products such as televisions, refrigerators and computers. A tax will be added to the price tags of electronic products to help pay for e waste disposal.
In California, there is a $10 fee added to the price of electronic products with viewable screens,
The Personal Genome Machine vs Miseq videos played off the Mac vs PC ads. People are crying out for independent analysis,
For the purposes of the survey, Deloitte defined influence to include activities such as product research conducted by shoppers with their mobile device,
Microsoft is also hoping to benefit from the phenomenon. Its Microsoft Tag mobile scanning technology supports both 2d barcode formats (including QR Codes and the Tag format) as well as Near Field Communications.
This month, Procter & gamble are running a month-long test in the Chicago and New york areas of pop-up stores,
One example is Goodzer, a local shopping search engine that covers inventory from more than 500,000 stores in the United states s
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