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• New tool makes a single picture worth far more than a thousand words
• Molecular engineers record an electron's quantum behavior
• Earlier diagnosis, treatment of mental illness? Genetic computer network inference model
• Can our computers continue to get smaller and more powerful?
• Statistical model predicts performance of hybrid rice
• Powerful math creates 3-D shapes from simple sketches

New tool makes a single picture worth far more than a thousand words Posted: 14 Aug 2014 04:23 PM PDT A photo is worth a thousand words, but what if the image could also represent thousands of other images? New software seeks to tame the sea of visual data in the world by generating a single photo that can represent massive clusters of images.

Molecular engineers record an electron's quantum behavior Posted: 14 Aug 2014 04:21 PM PDT Scientists have developed a technique to record the quantum mechanical behavior of an individual electron contained within a nanoscale defect in diamond. Their technique uses ultrafast pulses of laser light both to control the defect's entire quantum state and observe how that single electron state changes over time.

Earlier diagnosis, treatment of mental illness? Genetic computer network inference model Posted: 13 Aug 2014 02:44 PM PDT A computer science and engineering associate professor and her doctoral student graduate are using a genetic computer network inference model that eventually could predict whether a person will suffer from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or another mental illness.

Can our computers continue to get smaller and more powerful? Posted: 13 Aug 2014 02:44 PM PDT From their origins in the 1940s as sequestered, room-sized machines designed for military and scientific use, computers have made a rapid march into the mainstream, radically transforming industry, commerce, entertainment and governance while shrinking to become ubiquitous handheld portals to the world. But with miniature computer processors now containing millions of closely-packed transistor components of near atomic size, chip designers are facing both engineering and fundamental limits that have become barriers to the continued improvement of computer performance.

Statistical model predicts performance of hybrid rice Posted: 13 Aug 2014 02:44 PM PDT 'Genomic prediction' has been used by researchers to predict the performance of hybrid rice. Genomic prediction is a new technology that could potentially revolutionize hybrid breeding in agriculture. A statistical approach to predicting the value of an economically important trait in a plant, such as yield or disease resistance, the method works if the trait is heritable and reduces costs.

Powerful math creates 3-D shapes from simple sketches Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:10 AM PDT A new graphics system that can easily produce complex 3-D shapes from simple professional sketches will be unveiled by computer scientists. The technology has the potential to dramatically simplify how designers and artists develop new product ideas. Converting an idea into a 3-D model using current commercial tools can be a complicated and painstaking process.

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