EurekAlert! - Mathematics and StatisticsThe premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.NetSci'08- June 18, 2008 (Norwich BioScience Institutes) The International Workshop and Conference on Network Science (NetSci'08) will be held June 23-27, 2008 at the Conference Center of the Norwich BioScience Institutes, in Norwich, UK. It will bring together leading researchers practitioners and teachers in network science, offering a series of tutorials and talks on the latest developments in the field of network science and its applications across various disciplines.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/nbi-iwa061808.php Carnegie Mellon system estimates geographic location of photos- June 18, 2008 (Carnegie Mellon University) Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised the first computerized method that can analyze a single photograph and determine where in the world the image likely was taken. It's a feat made possible by searching through millions of GPS-tagged images in the Flickr online photo collection.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/cmu-cms061808.php White House science office needs upgrade- June 17, 2008 (Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies) The science and technology policymaking capacity of the White House must be enhanced so that the next president can better address key issues facing the nation -- from energy and the environment, to national security, and the ability of the United States to compete and collaborate internationally.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/poen-whs061308.php Roadrunner supercomputer puts research at a new scale- June 12, 2008 (DOELos Alamos National Laboratory) Less than a week after Los Alamos National Laboratory's Roadrunner supercomputer began operating at world-record petaflops data-processing speeds, Los Alamos researchers are already using the computer to mimic extremely complex neurological processes.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/danl-rsp061208.php We can be serious: Cardiff University disputes Hawk-eye's Wimbledon line call- June 12, 2008 (Cardiff University) Ahead of Wimbledon fortnight, researchers from Cardiff University are advising that sports decision aids such as the Hawk-Eye system should come with a 'health' warning attached. Hawk-Eye, and similar officiating tools which are used to supplement or replace decision-making by umpires and referees, are becoming an increasingly common part of televised sports coverage. But the new technology has also attracted its critics.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/cu-wcb061208.php |