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First-Ever Supercomputer Sim of the H1N1 Virus Gives Researchers Resolution Down to the Atom
A different sort of computer virus gives drug developers new weaponry
You Built What?! A Remote-Controlled Hacker Drone
This spy in the sky is designed to hack into communications systems
Video: One of the Most Slippery Materials Ever
Copied from pitcher plants; destined for ketchup bottles
Fashioning Apollo: What to Wear Into the Hostile Realms of Space
A history of how to dress when leaving the planet
How Computer Modeling Lets Doctors Predict Heart Attacks Before They Happen
GPU-driven processing is bringing the predictive power of supercomputers to the radiology suite
Hopper, What Are You Working on Today?
Lawrence Berkeley Labs' biggest energy research resource knows that big science often happens at very small scales--and very high temperatures
The Greatest Data Thefts in History
A history of information crime, from the secret Chinese recipe for tea production to massive data breaches at Google and Sony
How Dubuque Is Becoming The Smartest City In America
By providing its citizens with a steady stream of personalized, real-time data, the ninth-largest city in Iowa is changing the world
Four Lessons About Data From Ireland’s Biggest Bookmaker
Got money on the name of the next pope? We spoke with Paddy Power on how predictive data modeling helps set the odds on a huge range of 60,000+ bets per week
Secret Security Supercomputer Cielo, What Are You Working on Today?
Maintaining America's nuclear deterrent is a 24x7 job, but Cielo isn't complaining.
Bringing Biodiversity Data Online, One Leaf At A Time
Converting millions of pressed plants into a vital digital archive
Q&A: Stephen Wolfram on the Power and Challenge of Big Data
Popular Science editor Mark Jannot talks to the data wizard about big data, human understanding, and the origin of the universe