Data Science
Underused Satellite, Radar Data May Improve Thunderstorm Forecasts
A new technique combining underused satellite and radar data in weather models may improve thunderstorm predictions, according to a Penn State-led team of scientists.
New Method Accelerates Data Retrieval in Huge Databases
Researchers led by MIT used machine learning to build faster and more efficient hash functions, which are a key component of databases.
Rapid Reads: Increasing the “Findability” of Biomedical Datasets
In a recent Scientific Data paper, a collaboration of systems biology researchers focused on infectious diseases created a metadata schema to improve biomedical data reuse that can also be applied to other research areas.
DOE Requests Proposals from Office of Science National Laboratories to Lead the High Performance Data Facility
The U.S. Department of Energy announced a call for proposals to lead the High Performance Data Facility, a project to create a new scientific user facility specializing in advanced infrastructure for data-intensive science.
U.S. Census Data Vulnerable to Attack Without Enhanced Privacy Measures
Computer scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science have designed a “reconstruction attack” that proves U.S. Census data is vulnerable to exposure and theft.
Industry News Wrap-up: Week of February 20
This week’s short list of industry news
Archaeologists and Data Scientists Team Up to Unearth Ancient Building Practices
At Vanderbilt University, researchers use AI to analyze millions of images from ancient mortar samples from Caesarea, Israel, to understand the methods used by and interactions among local builders from the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages.
Industry News Wrap-up: Week of February 13
This week’s short list of industry news
Industry News Wrap-up: Week of February 6
This week’s short list of industry news
Science Computational Study Finds Genetic Links, Therapy Targets for Varicose Veins
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and colleagues leveraged the largest, most diverse set of health data to date to explore the genetic basis of varicose veins. In the project, led by the Department of Veterans Affairs, ORNL scientists analyzed data from the VA’s Million Veteran Program along with information from four other global biobanks of human health data.