Simulation : Science World Report

Jul 01, 2013 02:44 PM EDT

Turbulence — One of Physics’ Most Important and Enduring Challenges

Research into the puzzling nature of turbulence is essential because of its impact on the flow physics of liquids and gases. It is fundamental to understanding the air surrounding a bird or an airliner, flow inside a jet engine, or the continuous flow of air around wind turbines. Greek philosopher H...

Jun 20, 2013 04:48 PM EDT

Infographic: Miniscule Worlds Create Extreme Data Amounts

The LCLS data team manages about 10 petabytes of data – including user-generated data and tape copies of raw data – which is about three times more than Netflix’s total data library. Just one petabyte of data would fill DVDs stacked as tall as the Transamerica Pyramid

Jun 20, 2013 04:01 PM EDT

Vital Software Simulates and Provides Critical Data to Public Health Policy Makers

A large-scale modeling program, known as FRED (Framework for Reconstructing Epidemiological Dynamics), enables researchers to investigate and understand the possible courses of future epidemics – and how they might control and alleviate them.