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[VIDEO]-Feeling the Ripples of Black Hole Collisions

[VIDEO]-Feeling the Ripples of Black Hole Collisions | Science News | Scoop.it
Within a decade we should have actual observations of black holes going "bump in the night."...
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Military looks for more 'fear factor' in training simulators

Military looks for more 'fear factor' in training simulators | Science News | Scoop.it
The group of Marines sprang into action and raced into combat position, with weapons aimed, as they assaulted a possible terrorist stronghold. Moments later, they were sipping sodas and chatting with friends about weekend plans.
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How the First Black Holes Were Born | IdeaFeed | Big Think

How the First Black Holes Were Born | IdeaFeed | Big Think | Science News | Scoop.it

A powerful computer simulation has shown researchers that supermassive black holes, with masses billions of times greater than our sun, did exist at the dawn of the universe, while most others took over 13 billion years to develop.

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ATLAS Experiment Blog » Introducing: The Grid

ATLAS Experiment Blog » Introducing: The Grid | Science News | Scoop.it

Odds are, somewhere near you right now, computers are whirring all day and night frantically processing the latest ATLAS data. They’re part of a system called the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid, or just “the Grid,” for short, and without them we’d drown in the data spat out by our detector. So what is the Grid, exactly, and how do we keep it so busy?

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How computer simulations of animal behavior led to a powerful new form of secret communication

How computer simulations of animal behavior led to a powerful new form of secret communication | Science News | Scoop.it
How can we use foxes and rabbits help transmit secret messages? No animal cruelty is necessary - a new technique encodes messages using a predator-prey model normally used to predict the changes in animal populations.
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Scientists release most accurate simulation of the universe to date

Scientists release most accurate simulation of the universe to date | Science News | Scoop.it
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Bolshoi supercomputer simulation, the most accurate and detailed large cosmological simulation run to date, gives physicists and astronomers a powerful new tool for understanding such cosmic mysteries as galaxy formation, dark...
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Cosmic Log - Science thrives in virtual worlds

Cosmic Log - Science thrives in virtual worlds | Science News | Scoop.it

Does the virtual-reality world known as Second Life have anything to offer for real-world scientists? Absolutely — and a trailblazing researcher says the payoffs are sure to increase when the Internet goes 3-D.

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Supercomputer runs biggest ever simulation of the universe¿ it took 20 days

Supercomputer runs biggest ever simulation of the universe¿ it took 20 days | Science News | Scoop.it
Researchers at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study in Seoul used the Tachyonii supercomputer for the task, which has 157,392GB of disk space.
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String Theorists Simulate the Big Bang | Big Bang, Inflation Simulated with New String Theory Model | Physics & Cosmology | Space.com

String Theorists Simulate the Big Bang | Big Bang, Inflation Simulated with New String Theory Model | Physics & Cosmology | Space.com | Science News | Scoop.it
String theorists have used matrices to model the birth of the universe – the moment when three spatial dimensions broke free from the other six and expanded to produce the universe's 3D structure.
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Computer simulations shed light on the physics of rainbows

Computer simulations shed light on the physics of rainbows | Science News | Scoop.it
Computer scientists who set out to simulate all rainbows found in nature, wound up answering questions about the physics of rainbows as well.
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Metagamification in Minecraft ~ Innovation Investment Journal

Metagamification in Minecraft ~ Innovation Investment Journal | Science News | Scoop.it

Just trying to describe why over two million viewers think this frivolous-looking video is jaw-dropping will inevitably come out sounding like gobbledygook to all but those who already fully appreciate the sensational breakthrough it represents

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