Fifteen billion barrels of oil were burned worldwide last year—spewing a toxic mix of chemical gases, particulates, and petroleum hydrocarbons into the air, pol... Read More »
It sounds unnerving, but what if your cardiologist could reach into your chest, pull out your heart, examine it, and put it back—all without killing you or even... Read More »
Scientists and researchers have a huge problem when it comes to accessing shared databases of research information—pure chaos.
It’s a mess of poorly-organize... Read More »
Use of the Python language in scientific computing has always been characterized by the coexistence of interpreted Python code and compiled native code, written... Read More »
Math.js is a JavaScript library that brings advanced mathematics to the web browser and server.
The case study presented in the article "Math.Js: An Advanced... Read More »
As some researchers work to end our reliance on fossil fuels, others strive to develop cleaner-burning coal by optimizing the coal combustion process. The resea... Read More »
By Lori Cameron and Michael Martinez
The near financial ruin of tire giant Goodyear in the 1990s led to a unlikely partnership with nuclear weapons researche... Read More »
The main challenge facing simulation-based hydrodynamic design of naval ships comes from the complexity of the salient physics involved around ships, which is f... Read More »
Lori Cameron is Senior Writer for the IEEE Computer Society (CS) and currently writes regular features for Computer magazine, Computing Edge, 13 CS magazine websites, and a career blog. She serves as manager and writer for several CS social media outlets. In addition, she has been a visiting professor of writing and literature at DeVry University, Long Beach, and a technical writer for over 20 years. Lori received a master of arts in English from the California State Polytechnic University, and a bachelor of arts in writing from Indiana Wesleyan University.
