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21 August 2013

Open and shut: a breakthrough discovery on the slow inactivating K+ channel gate

Ion channels regulate electrical currents, many of which are primary to the body’s biological processes. Like tiny faucets, these channels open and close in response to signals, but the ways in which they respond have not been well understood. Read about the groundbreaking research and technology providing a peak inside these tiny channels.

Amber Harmon
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Mary Wheeler receives the John von Neumann Medal

Mary Wheeler is the first woman to receive the IEEE John von Neumann Medal, the highest award bestowed by the Unites States Association for Computational Mechanics.

Wheeler is the director of the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences’ Center for Subsurface Modeling at The University of Texas at Austin, US.

Read about Wheeler’s distinguished career and how she is still making an impact in the golden age of computation.

Monica Kortsha
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Get ready for LHC collisions on your mobile phone
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Volunteer computing goes mobile to help fight HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS affects more than 34 million people worldwide. A staggering 7,000 people – nearly 300 an hour – contract HIV each day.Now you can volunteer to help end one of the greatest humanitarian challenges of our time. With the release of a new BOINC app for Android, World Community Grid volunteers can now crunch numbers for the FightAIDS@Home project right from their mobile phone or tablet. Are you ready to advance discovery and help humanity?

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