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| Archaeological Treasures Brought to Life |
| Archaeological treasures are brought to life as real images are enriched with digital information on a virtual tour through ancient buildings, creating a more vivid experience for the museum visitor ...continue |
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| Simulations Show White Roofs May Successfully Cool Cities |
| Painting the roofs of buildings white has the potential to significantly cool off cities and mitigate some impacts of global warming. The first computer modeling study to simulate the impacts of white roofs on urban areas worldwide suggests there may be merit to the idea ...continue |
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| Computer Mimics Nature by Watching TV |
| Computer scientists have developed a new way of making life-like animations of trees using video footage of the real thing. This technique could be used by animators and computer games designers to automatically generate realistic trees that move in a natural way ...continue |
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| Innovative Technique Spots Errors in Key Technological Systems |
| An innovative computational technique that draws on statistics, imaging and other disciplines has the capability to detect errors in sensitive technological systems ranging from satellites to weather instruments ...continue |
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| New Study Suggests Insect Societies Operate like a Single Superorganism |
| A team of researchers has shown insect colonies follow some of the same biological “rules” as individuals, a finding that suggests insect societies operate like a single “superorganism” in terms of their physiology and life cycle ...continue |
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| How Brain Cells Deal with Mathematical Rules |
| Neurobiologists have shown for the first time how brain cells process simple mathematical rules. This new study provides valuable insight into the neurobiological foundations of highly abstract thinking that is necessary for mathematical operations ...continue |
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| ARTICLES |
| Maple 13: Mathematics and Modeling Made Easy |
The newest version of this software is another shocker
John A. Wass, Ph.D.
Just when you firmly believe it could not be made much simpler to use, the developers have done it again. Maple 13 has many interesting new features, but the most overwhelming is in the area of usability. Having been away from the program for a short while, it was relatively easy to glide right in and begin calculations without any pain and suffering ...continue |
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| A Multiplatform Look at Multivariate Analysis |
Stepping through a simple example using three popular commercial platforms
John A. Wass, Ph.D.
Multivariate statistical analysis is utilized when more than one observed variable is under study, and it is important to examine relationships between these variables. Most data collected by researchers is multivariate. However, in some cases, it is desirable to isolate only single variables for analysis ...continue |
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| Looking to the Near Future |
Packages become faster and smarter
John A. Wass, Ph.D.
Scientific data analysis left the pen-and-ink stage with the advent of hand calculators and computers some years back. Due to perceived needs, many software routines churned out in academia were converted to commercial packages to feed an ever-hungry industrial and governmental base ...continue |
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| Modeling Differential Equations in Biology |
A text on the mathematics of diffusion, classical ecology, geology and epidemiology
web exclusive
John A. Wass, Ph.D.
 The back cover of Modeling Differential Equations in Biology explains that, as college level science students only take the rudiments of calculus, this book fills a gap in teaching the biology students how to use differential equations in their research ...continue |
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| Manga Strikes Again! The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology |
Latest edition of Manga science and math series is a quick read and easily suitable for junior high students
web exclusive
John A. Wass, Ph.D.
 All living things are made of cells. And thus begins the adventures of Rin and Ami, two Japanese college students who have skipped too many of their intro molecular biology classes to satisfy the attendance requirement ...continue |
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| MapleSim 2: Multi-Domain Modeling and Simulation |
John A. Wass, Ph.D.
Powerful analytic engine is capable of analyzing complex physical models and allowing engineering discovery
It appears that the mathematical software from the Maplesoft folks was not enough, so now we have modeling/simulation software to assist the engineers. Let’s take a closer look ...continue |
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| PRODUCTS |
| Open Inventor |
| Open Inventor is designed for high-level 3-D programming in all types of medical and life science applications. The VolumeViz extension is effective for all types of 3-D imaging ...continue |
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| Quality Companion Dashboard 3.4 |
| The Dashboard utility allows one to monitor the progress and results of all Quality Companion project files ...continue |
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| Origin 8.1 |
| Origin 8.1 has incorporated new elements that increase and enhance user productivity ...continue |
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| Fusion Pro |
| Fusion Pro advanced data mining software has added state-of-the-art design of experiments (DOE) capabilities ...continue |
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| webMathematica 3 |
| webMathematica 3 adds dynamic content to Web sites. It improves function when sliders and other interactive controls are involved, along with graphics and 3-D images ...continue |
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| HFSS 12.0 |
| HFSS 12.0 is for 3-D full-wave electromagnetic field simulation. Part of the Ansoft suite, it helps engineers design, simulate and validate ...continue |
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