Supercomputing has helped astrophysicists create massive models of the universe, but such simulations remain out of reach for many in the United States and around the world.
Supercomputer – Supercomputing – United States – Business – Computing
Going about their day-to-day business, bees have no need to be able to recognize human faces. Yet in 2005, when Adrian Dyer from Monash University trained the fascinating insects to associate pictures of human faces with tasty sugar snacks, they seemed…
The initial phase of building the rambling complex within remote desert scenery in New Mexico is quickening as loads of asphalt and concrete are being spread.
New Mexico – United States – Concrete – Government – Business and Economy
Government financial support that has bolstered this country’s commercial news business since its colonial days is in sharp decline and is likely to fall further, according to a report released today by the University of Southern California’s Center on…
Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: Researchers have engineered a common strain of bacteria to produce diesel fuel and other goodies from plain old plants.
Diesel fuel – Business – Alan Boyle – Fuel – Parts and Accessories
New Hampshire’s Mount Washington has lost its distinction as the site of the strongest wind gust ever recorded on Earth.
New Hampshire – Mount Washington – United States – Business and Economy – History
A killer surge of sea water racing across an ocean should, theoretically, generate an electrical current that ought to be detectable by existing undersea cables, say researchers.
Since the best city planners around the world have not been able to end traffic jams, scientists are looking to a new group of experts: slime mold.
Traffic congestion – Urban planning – Business – Transportation and Logistics – Traffic Control
deCODE genetics was the biotech industry’s champion at scientific discovery – contributing more research papers to top journals than any other company – but its commercial model was far from successful. In November it filed for bankruptcy protec…
Globally distributed teams cannot rely entirely on technology to overcome time and space barriers; they still need to talk.