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Changing The Way Antibiotics Are Prescribed May Be Key To Controlling Epidemics
A sophisticated new
mathematical model
identifies controlling the
way that antibiotics are
prescribed and administered
... > full story
'V-Frog' Virtual-Reality Frog Dissection Software Offers First True Physical Simulation
V-Frog, the world's first
virtual-reality-based frog
dissection software designed
for biology education --
allowing not mere
... > full story
Wizkid Robot Hones In On Human Faces And Encourages Interaction
There's a kid waiting to
meet you at the Museum of
Modern Art in New York. Like
any kid, it will amuse you,
it will ask you lots of
questions, and it might even
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In The Race To The Top, Zigzagging Is More Efficient Than A Straight Line
A straight line may be the
shortest distance between
two points, but it isn't
necessarily the fastest or
easiest path to follow.
... > full story
- Changing The Way Antibiotics Are Prescribed May Be Key To Controlling Epidemics
- 'V-Frog' Virtual-Reality Frog Dissection Software Offers First True Physical Simulation
- Wizkid Robot Hones In On Human Faces And Encourages Interaction
- In The Race To The Top, Zigzagging Is More Efficient Than A Straight Line
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Fastest Computer: One Million Trillion 'Flops' Per Second Targeted
February 22, 2008 — Preparing groundwork for an exascale computer is the mission of the new Institute for Advanced Architectures, launched jointly at Sandia and Oak Ridge national laboratories. An exaflop is a thousand ... > full story -
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Learning About Brains From Computers, And Vice Versa
February 20, 2008 — For many years, Tomaso Poggio's lab at MIT ran two parallel lines of research. Some projects were aimed at understanding how the brain works, using complex computational models. Others were aimed at ... > full story -
MRSA: Mathematical Modeling Offers New Approaches To Fight Dual-resistant Hospital Infections
February 20, 2008 — A mathematical model that looks at different strategies for curbing hospital-acquired infections suggests that antimicrobial cycling and patient isolation may be effective approaches when patients ... > full story -
Novel Mathematical Model Predicts New Wave Of Drug-resistant HIV Infections In San Francisco
February 20, 2008 — A mathematical model shows that a new wave of drug-resistant HIV is rising among among men in San Francisco who have sex with men and that this trend will continue over the next few years, according ... > full story -
Defining Cancer's Genetic 'Support Network'
February 20, 2008 — Researchers have developed a new method that essentially does for the genetic pathways underlying cancer what social networking web sites can do for people: It finds the connections among them. The ... > full story -
Parasite Biology Clarified With New Model
February 20, 2008 — Researchers have genetically dissected the way Apicomplexa divides and multiplies within its host cell. This approach should be broadly applicable, allowing unbiased genetic analysis of any part of ... > full story -
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Animated Computer Tutors Help Remedial Readers, Language Learners, Autistic Children
February 19, 2008 — Tools developed by researchers exploring language and speech comprehension can be powerful aids for remedial readers, children with language challenges, and anyone learning a second language, ... > full story -
Predicting The Perfect Predator To Control Invasive Species
February 18, 2008 — Garlic mustard has become an invasive species in temperate forests across the United States, choking out native plants on forest floors and threatening ecosystem diversity. Ecologists have now ... > full story -
Listening For The Cosmic Symphony: Supercomputer Will Help Scientists Listen For Black Holes
February 18, 2008 — Scientists hope that a new supercomputer may help them identify the sound of a celestial black hole. Gravitational waves are produced by violent events in the distant universe, such as the collision ... > full story -
Software Helps Swimmers Improve Their Stroke, By Optimizing Their Glide
February 18, 2008 — New computer software could enable swimmers to improve a key aspect of their technique more quickly and effectively than previously possible -- ramping up the competition for gold medals. The ... > full story
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