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14 December 2011

Where astronomy meets data

Brian Schmidt, awarded the 2011 Physics Nobel Prize, dicusses the role of e-science in astronomy and talks about his new project SkyMapper, which grew from the ashes of the Australian Mt. Stromlo telescope, used by Schmidt to discover that the Universe was accelerating.

Catherine Gater
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Finding extreme weather events in climate models

Scientists automate the search for hurricanes and other storms in massive datasets.

Dan Krotz
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Hitching a ride on the kinesin train

Researchers use computing to study a molecule with implications for medical science and nanotechnology.

Jan Zverina
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Visual
The forecast: no fire for tomorrow
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Spotlight
Science Hack Day dives into physics data

During a Science Hack Day, designers, developers, scientists and other geeks spend an intense 48-hour period together to see what they can make using science. This year, some hacked smartphones so they'd operate as an earthquake warning system, while others simulated synaestheia using a vibrating mask. And research associate Matt Belis, from Northern Illinois University,  took along some data from the CMS detector at CERN to see what they could produce.

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