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1 June 2011

The case of the missing proton spin
Researchers use the cloud to shed light on a longstanding mystery

It's been nearly 25 years since the European Muon Collaboration made a startling discovery: only a portion of a proton’s spin comes from the quarks that make up the proton.

Miriam Boon
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Animal-breeding advice from the grid

A new grid-based platform helps veterinary scientists and farmers figure out the vast number of genes that can contribute to a physical trait.

Sara Coelho
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Researchers use advanced computing to simulate chemical reactions occuring in the depths of interstellar space.

Barbara Jewett
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Visual
Volcanic ash in Google Earth
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Spotlight
The performance doctor, automatically

In the computing world, people are always talking about improving the performance of their computer code. So what could be more helpful than a program that acts as an automatic "performance doctor"?

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