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Combating concussion with 'virtual recordings'

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:54:23 GMT

With current testing methods unable to accurately assess the more than 2 million experiences of concussion in the US each year, advancements in diagnosis and treatment are critical. Revolutionary, high-resolution 'virtual recordings' of electrical currents in the brain could provide a solution.

The mystery of the slowing space probes

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:54:23 GMT

Discover how rescuing data stored on tapes and magneto-optical disks abandoned under a staircase at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory led to finding the solution to one of our solar system's most perplexing puzzles.

Using computational models to develop patient-specific treatments

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:54:23 GMT

Current medical practice lacks the ability to fully assess the risk of rupture for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Likewise, many key parameters vary widely among people. Using the resources of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, US, Ender Finol is developing computational models that help determine when surgical intervention is necessary.

US Library of Congress faces big data challenge for Twitter archive

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:54:23 GMT

The US Library of Congess is creating an archive of everything ever posted on Twitter. Researchers hope to use the tool to gain new insights into society.

Simulations help uncover ultra-stable glass

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:54:23 GMT