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They can't wait to do computational chemistry at a quadrillion calculations per second.But it's not all that computing power that's driving three Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers as they develop computational chemistry at the petascale. Driving their project is the ability to run complex calculations and do better science."Petascale power is required for accuracy," said Monica Lamm, an Iowa State assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering and...

SEATTLE, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- After hosting its sold-out TEDx Seattle event today, the University of Washington's Master of Communication in Digital Media (MCDM) is making its own mark on the merging of technology, entertainment and design by launching a collaborative technology platform known as The Media Space, while also honoring a local data visualization company as the first recipient of the University's "Digital Disrupter" award. The Media Space is where MCDM students, faculty and...

Whether it's an exploding fireball in "Star Wars: Episode 3", a swirling maelstrom in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", or beguiling rats turning out gourmet food in "Ratatouille", computer-generated effects have opened a whole new world of enchantment in cinema. All such effects are ultimately grounded in mathematics, which provides a critical translation from the physical world to computer simulations.The use of mathematics in cinematic special...

Model Could be Used to Forecast Climate Impacts for Other FisheriesA new climate-population model developed by NOAA scientists to study rising ocean temperatures and fishing rates on one East Coast fish population could also forecast the impact of climate change and fishing on other fisheries. The model is one of the first to directly link a specific fish stock with climate change.In a paper in the March 2010 issue of the journal Ecology Applications published online March 24 by the...

MCLEAN, Va., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrifuge Systems, Inc., a leading provider of next generation business intelligence software, today announced the availability of Centrifuge 1.8, the latest version of its groundbreaking data visualization technology (www.centrifugesystems.com). The Centrifuge approach to data visualization brings together three innovations in analysis: Interactive Data Visualization, Unified Data Views and Collaborative Analysis to identify important insights and...

Unmanageable volumes of data accumulate in our digitized working world. Scientists are developing analytical techniques that make use of our ability to identify complex data relationships by means of pictorial images.Every day vast amounts of information flood into business databases. To achieve their corporate objectives, companies try to evaluate information relevant to their activities as effectively as possible. In the day-to-day working environment they use business intelligence programs...

Some of science's most powerful statements are not made in words. From the diagrams of DaVinci to Rosalind Franklin's x-rays, visualization of research has a long and literally illustrious history. To illustrate is to enlighten.How many people would have heard of fractal geometry or the double helix or solar flares if they had been described solely in words? In a world where science literacy is dismayingly rare, illustrations provide the most immediate and influential connection between...

SEATTLE, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Tableau Software today launched a new product that brings public data to life on the web. Tableau Public (http://www.tableaupublic.com), available for free, lets anyone who posts content to the web easily create interactive visualizations and publish them to blogs, web sites, Twitter feeds or anywhere online. Instead of viewing static charts or tables, Tableau Public lets people answer questions and share data interactively on the web. (Logo:...

Combined computing power of the MilkyWay@Home project recently surpassed the world's second fastest supercomputerAt this very moment, tens of thousands of home computers around the world are quietly working together to solve the largest and most basic mysteries of our galaxy.Enthusiastic and inquisitive volunteers from Africa to Australia are donating the computing power of everything from decade-old desktops to sleek new netbooks to help computer scientists and astronomers at Rensselaer...

When metals are shaped, the materials they are made of are often damaged in the process. One cause of this is excessive press force, which cracks and perforates the material. By running simulations on a PC, research scientists can now calculate how to avoid component defects.There are plenty of shiny new automobiles to see at the auto trade show. Over there stands a Porsche covered in gold leaf, and on the other side a Bordeaux-red Mercedes is presented. But behind all the glitz and glamour,...