Although they are relatively frequent as free-floating objects, brown dwarfs are scarcely found as companions to solar-type stars. The paucity of brown dwarfs in close-orbits first noticed by radial velocity surveys has led to the concept of the "brown dwarf desert".Dr. Guillot will show that this desert concerns in fact ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Visualization and Analysis of Large Data From SimulationsVisualization and analysis are critical to the success of the simulation process; they help realize the value of computing by increasing the rate at which new science is discovered. Their techniques are used to confirm that simulations are running correctly, to communicate simulation results to an audience, and, most importantly, ...
Vibration mitigation challenges in modern Extreme Ultraviolet tools for semiconductor ApplicationsLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Center for X-ray Optics (CXRO) works to further science and technology using short wavelength optical systems and techniques. Since the early 2000s, CXRO has worked with semiconductor companies to develop the infrastructure needed for world-leading research and development in the field of EUVL, contributing basic research ...
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Turing: Pioneer of the Information AgeAt the turn of the millennium Time magazine listed Alan Turing among the twentieth century's 100 greatest minds, alongside the Wright brothers, Albert Einstein, DNA busters Crick and Watson, and the discoverer of penicillin, Alexander Fleming. Turing's achievements during his short life of 42 years were legion. Best known as ...
While population and biomedical geneticists have been revealing a wealth of remarkable data regarding the origins of human populations, the nature of their historical successes and the role of genetics in health, in their preoccupations they have largely ignored old and new popular misconceptions regarding the significance of this information ...
