Computer Simulation
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Cold Fusion Gets Cold Shoulder (and $200,000 Challenge)
Posted by Benjamin Radford Thu Feb 16, 2012 03:18 PM ET | 0
Skeptics are questioning the cold fusion claims made by Italian physicists last year -- and issuing a challenge. Read more
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Device Instantly Turns You Into A Surgeon
Posted by Nic Halverson Wed Feb 15, 2012 08:55 AM ET | 0
No medical degree? No prob. Augmented reality allows the untrained to perform complex medical procedures. Read more
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Dark Matter Found Lurking at Edges of Galaxies
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Mon Feb 13, 2012 06:31 PM ET | 0
A new computer simulation -- based on real data -- has been created to reveal how dark matter might be distributed around, and beyond, the galaxies. Read more
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Our Planet, Tangled in Magnetic Spaghetti
Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Feb 7, 2012 03:40 PM ET | 0
OK, so it's not real spaghetti -- it's a computer visualization of the complex magnetic field that creates Earth's magnetosphere -- but it sure looks tangled. Read more
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Kinect-Powered Amusement Park Will Blow Your Mind
Posted by Nic Halverson Mon Feb 6, 2012 03:52 PM ET | 0
"Live Park 4D Art Factory" blurs the line between reality and virtual reality. Read more
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Which of These Is the World's Smallest Desktop?
Posted by Scott Tharler Thu Feb 2, 2012 02:26 PM ET | 0
Two teensy-weensy PCs offer plenty of brains, braun and options. Read more
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Why Does Our Universe Have Three Dimensions?
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Thu Jan 19, 2012 01:02 PM ET | 0
Did our universe expand from an original embryonic universe of ten dimensions? To explain, we'll need to make our beds... Read more
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Software Tells Politicians What People Really Want
Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:17 AM ET | 0
New software could tell Washington exactly what social network users are really thinking, collectively. Read more
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Something Very (Realistically) Fishy's Going On
Posted by Scott Tharler Thu Jan 12, 2012 09:51 AM ET | 0
The first 500 Discovery News readers get access to a private beta project featuring an animated underwater experience. Read more
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Matrix-Style Learning Infiltrates Your Mind
Posted by Nic Halverson Thu Dec 15, 2011 04:47 PM ET | 0
Scientists developed a neurofeedback method of learning eerily similar to the famous movie franchise. Read more
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Our Galaxy's Black Hole Has the 'Munchies'
Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Dec 15, 2011 04:34 AM ET | 0
For the first time, astronomers have spotted a black hole's lunch before it gets eaten. Read more
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Undress Catalog Models With New App
Posted by Nic Halverson Wed Dec 14, 2011 03:30 PM ET | 0
Moosejaw's new augmented reality app doesn't try to sell clothes so much as it tries to remove them. Read more
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Building the Universe Inside a Supercomputer
Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Dec 13, 2011 04:00 AM ET | 0
Using one of the world's most powerful computers, South Korean scientists have recreated some of the large-scale structure of our observable Universe. Read more
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Secret of 'Twinned Rainbows' Found in Simulations
Posted by Eric Niiler Fri Dec 9, 2011 11:54 AM ET | 0
By modeling rainbows on computers, scientists find what factors create rare twinned rainbows. Read more
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Star Trek Holodecks Are Here, Sort Of
Posted by Jesse Emspak Mon Dec 5, 2011 02:48 PM ET | 0
Using a Sony Move controller and pico projectors, two British studios film a Holodeck-like experience, without post-production tricks. Read more
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