05/19/2017 01:05 PM EDT
This 3-D rendering of red blood cells flowing through a blood vessel in the heart to deliver oxygen to underlying muscle cells (myocytes) was created by researchers at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) for PSC's Computational Modules in Science Teaching (CMIST) program. CMIST creates ...
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05/19/2017 01:05 PM EDT
Reef-building corals support an oasis of life and diversity in a sparse ocean. Because branching Acropora corals such as those pictured here in the central Pacific Ocean are in peril from climate change, the whole ecosystem is in danger of collapse. The decline in coral reefs in recent ...
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05/16/2017 01:05 PM EDT
Researchers have developed the first numerical polarimetric radar simulator to study and characterize the scattering of debris particles in tornadoes. Current polarimetric radars, also called dual-polarization radars, transmit radio wave pulses horizontally and vertically. The radars provide ...
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