Researchers conduct first molecular simulation of a long DNA strandIt turns out that sequencing the human genome--determining the order of DNA building blocks--has not completely cracked the code of how DNA directs various cellular processes. In addition to the sequence of the base pairs, ... | |
Villanova Heads Most-Wired College ListDec 13, 2006 | pda version
(AP) -- Villanova University is higher education's high-tech hotspot, claiming the No. 1 ranking in a new list of "Top 20 Wired Colleges." | |
 Self-Assembling Nano-Ice Discovered; Structure Resembles DNAWorking at the frontier between chemistry and physics, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Xiao Cheng Zeng usually finds his reward in discovering the unexpected through computer modeling. | |
Vast African Lake Levels Dropping Fast(AP) -- At Jinja pier the rusty red hull of a Lake Victoria freighter sat barely afloat in water just six feet deep - and dropping. "The scientists have to explain this," said ship's engineer Gabriel Maziku. | |
 Review: Gaming PCs Surpass New Consoles(AP) -- The new video game consoles already look pretty wimpy compared with the latest gaming PCs. The Wii? Whatever. The Xbox 360? No match. The PlayStation 3? You can't find one, anyway. | |
First molecular simulation of a long DNA strand shows unexpected flexibilityIt turns out that sequencing the human genome � determining the order of DNA building blocks -- has not completely cracked the code of how DNA directs various cellular processes. In addition to the sequence of the base pairs, ... | |
 Supercomputer study shows Milky Way's halo of dark matter in unprecedented detailResearchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have used NASA's most powerful supercomputer to run the largest simulation to date of the formation and evolution of the dark matter halo that envelopes ... | |
New computer software enables rapid response to time-critical emergenciesThe U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and University of Chicago researchers demonstrated a new specialized software system at Supercomputing 2006 that provides computational resources quickly for emergency ... | |
 Red Storm upgrade lifts Sandia supercomputer to 2nd in world, but 1st in scalability, say researchersA $15 million upgrade to Sandia�s Red Storm computer has increased its peak speed from 41.5 to 124.4 teraflops in a computing terrain in which a single teraflop was a big deal only 6 years ago. | |
Scientists Establish Connection Between Life Today and Ancient Changes in Ocean ChemistryResearchers in computational biology and marine science have combined their diverse expertise and found that trace-metal usage by present-day organisms probably derives from major changes in ocean chemistry occurring over ... | |
Engineers building first space supercomputerHAL may soon be getting some company. But unlike the famous computer companion in Stanley Kubrick�s �2001: A Space Odyssey,� the first space-based supercomputer � so described because it will be by far the most powerful computer ... | |
Twenty-two Projects Keep Supercomputer Super BusyWith 54 teraflops of computing power, Oak Ridge National Laboratory�s Cray XT3 is helping solve scientific grand challenges, but scheduling the many research projects and keeping the massive machine operating at peak capacity ... | |
Speed is the name of the game for researchersCutting-edge computer technology designed for use in game consoles like the PlayStation 3 will power complex research software at The University of Manchester. Academics in several scientific and engineering fields will use ... | |
 Phase diagram of water revisedSupercomputer simulations by two Sandia researchers have significantly altered the theoretical diagram universally used by scientists to understand the characteristics of water at extreme temperatures and pressures. | |
 Scientists work on mathematical model that adds up to better flood preventionOxford researchers have won funding to improve the usefulness of weather predictions on the probability and extent of extreme rainfall. This will help hydrologists, civil engineers, policy-makers and government ... | |
