News articles tagged with 'simulation'
Wolverine population threatened by climate change
— 4 Feb 2011 15:52 | EnvironmentThe aggressive wolverine may not be powerful enough to survive climate change in the contiguous United States, new research concludes…
What a ride! Researchers take molecules for a spin
— 1 Feb 2011 21:43 | Technology'This is no cartoon. It's a real molecule, with all the interactions taking place correctly,' said Anatoly Kolomeisky as he showed an animation of atoms twisting and turning about a…
Robotic ghost knifefish is born
— 19 Jan 2011 18:05 | TechnologyResearchers at Northwestern University have created a robotic fish that can move from swimming forward and backward to swimming vertically almost instantaneously by using a sophisticated,…
How do you cut a nanotube? Lots of compression
— 18 Dec 2010 13:36 | TechnologyA pipefitter knows how to make an exact cut on a metal rod. But it's far harder to imagine getting a precise cut on a carbon nanotube, with a diameter 1/50,000th the thickness of a…
Trapping charged particles with laser light
— 25 Oct 2010 13:45 | PhysicsIn the past decades setups for trapping single particles have played a key role in high precision quantum measurements because they allow for an ultimate control of all important experimental…
Modelling shows that factors beyond crowding affect how molecules interact within cells
— 13 Oct 2010 14:47 | BiologyUsing large-scale computer simulations, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have identified the most important factors affecting how molecules move through the crowded…
Quantum simulator and supercomputer at the crossroads
— 4 Oct 2010 10:55 | PhysicsMPQ-LMU scientists in an international collaboration measure for the first time a many-body phase diagram with ultracold atoms in optical lattices at finite temperatures…
Computer model shows US vulnerable to MDR-TB epidemic
— 28 Sep 2010 13:03 | HealthWhile the U.S. has made great progress in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, the nation has become more susceptible to potential epidemics of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis…
Video simulations of real earthquakes made available to worldwide network
— 23 Sep 2010 10:06 | Geology and palaeontologyA 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…
3-D computer simulations help envision supernovae explosions
— 17 Sep 2010 09:56 | AstronomyFor scientists, supernovae are true superstars - massive explosions of huge, dying stars that shine light on the shape and fate of the universe…