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8 February 2012

Data mining chemical patents

A great deal of information is embedded within the chemical research literature - information that could be invaluable in efforts to synthesize drugs. Now, a team of German researchers are developing software that could help to make that process more efficient and rapid by taking a page from a search engine's book.

Adrian Giordani
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Assessing science in the cloud

Can cloud computing address the scientific computing requirements of today's researchers? The Magellan testbed collaboration reports their key findings.

Jon Bashor
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Tying the Sun together

Solar flares affect us on Earth in a variety of ways, ranging from disrupted telecommunications to the beauty of the aurora borealis. But what do they mean for the sun?

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Blowing up asteroids
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Euro-India SPIRIT – report on ICT research cooperation

The European Commission-funded project Euro-India SPIRIT (EUIS) has published a set of recommendations for collaborative research & development potential in key priority areas ranging from future networks, cloud computing and trustworthy ICT to networked media and future Internet, ICT for public services and ICT for Inclusion.

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IWSG-Life 2012 - Deadline extension for abstracts to 27 February
Cloudscape IV – Advances in Interoperability & Cloud Computing Standards
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