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Finding Weak Spots in Buildings, Bodies and Statues
David's Weak Spots Michelangelo's David, analyzed by the new Scan and Solve software Members of the Spatial Automation Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison Researchers from the University of...
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Elaborate Software Model Addresses Burning Question: "How Is the Eiffel Tower...
The Eiffel Tower Taxiarchos228The Eiffel Tower was intended to stand for only 20 years past its 1889 debut--in fact, the original contest rules for the design stipulated that the tower must be easily...
View ArticleBlack Hole Threesome
What's cooler than a black hole? Two of them, rotating around and then crashing into one another. And what could be more entertaining than that cataclysmic cosmic dance? Why,…
View ArticleAn Algorithm That Synthesizes the Soothing Gurgles of Virtual Water
The world certainly isn't simple, and trying to express real-world dynamics in the form of an equation has long been a challenge. Realistic computer-simulated sound has been…
View ArticleDigital Rat Brain Spontaneously Develops Organized Neuron Patterns
Four years ago, a team of researchers at the Ãcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland switched on Blue Brain, a computer designed to mimic a functioning…
View ArticleVersatile IED Simulations Change As Quickly As Insurgent Tactics
Roadside bombings are, unfortunately, a part of daily life for troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, and almost every day the military captures surveillance footage of improvised…
View ArticleVideo: What Would You See As You Plummet Into a Black Hole?
By definition, one can't see a black hole itself, only its effect on the light of intervening stars. And without some serious equipment, even that's a tall order. Luckily for…
View ArticleElaborate Software Model Addresses Burning Question: "How Is the Eiffel Tower...
The Eiffel Tower was intended to stand for only 20 years past its 1889 debut--in fact, the original contest rules for the design stipulated that the tower must be easily…
View ArticleDinosaur Digs, Particle Accelerators and Crash Tests: Eight Epic Summer...
Amusement parks are so bland. This summer, take a brainier vacationâ visit a particle accelerator, sail the Pacific aboard a marine research vessel, or watch simulations of…
View ArticleIsland Formations Might Make Tsunamis Worse
While it seems like the more barriers between you and a ginormous wall of water, the better, new research shows the same islands that can insulate a beach against your…
View ArticleSupercomputer Takes 40 Minutes To Create Super-Detailed Model Of 1 Second Of...
Futurists have long talked about the day when computers become as powerful and versatile as the human brain. A recent simulation shows that day is not exactly imminent. In…
View ArticleComputer Models Confirm: Small Islands Off Coast Can Make Tsunamis Worse
Barrier islands can be good protection for the mainland in the face of strong storms and hurricanes. But in the event of a tsunami, small barrier islands may actually do more harm than good. In a new...
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The Moon May Be The Result Of Earth's Collision With Its Long-Lost Twin
OuchHagai PeretsOur beloved Moon, often the staple of a peaceful and tranquil nighttime scene, has a pretty violent origin story.In 1970, researchers proposed the “giant impact” hypothesis, which...
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