April 2008 - Posts

SciDAC Tutorials - July 18 at Microsoft Research
29 April 08 11:44 AM | eScience | 1 Comments   

On July 18th, Microsoft Research will be hosting the tutorials for the 2008 SciDAC Conference .  SciDAC - Scientific Discovery through Advanced  Computing is part of DOE's Office of Science research program to "support multidisciplinary Read More...

Filed under: eScience, Research, Conference, Parallel Computing

Microsoft Releases Speech Recognition Macros for Windows Vista
28 April 08 11:48 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

With the combination of a Vista Tablet PC and these Speech Recognition Macros (thanks Blake ) - could that be a basis for a Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN)?  It would be interesting to see if having those different modes of interaction (text, touch, Read More...

Create Your Own E-Learning
28 April 08 11:36 AM | eScience | 1 Comments   

Ran across the release of the Learning Content Development System (LCDS) .  Would seem to be a good way to package up some scientific demos/simulations and get it out in short course forms... What is the LCDS? The Learning Content Development System Read More...

Filed under: Software, Silverlight, Education

Fluxnet move to Silverlight v2.0 Beta 1
28 April 08 11:25 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Savas has been coding again :-) - he's updated the FLUXNET Data set visualization to Silverlight  v2.  Fluxnet move to Silverlight v2.0 Beta 1 It's been a while since I touched the Fluxnet code. Given that the original release was built on Silverlight Read More...

Filed under: eScience, Mashup, Silverlight, Science, Environment

4th IEEE Intl. Conference on e-Science, 2008 and Microsoft eScience Workshop
24 April 08 11:46 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

This year the 5th Microsoft eScience workshop will be co-located with Intl. Conference on e-Science.  The workshop and conference will be Dec 7-12th in Indianapolis at IUPUI.  This will be another great workshop and conference. Links to previous Read More...

Filed under: eScience, Research, Conference, Science

Virtual Earth Data Center now powered by Wind
21 April 08 10:53 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

At SC07 I saw a couple of the Container based data centers - it's great to see them in use at the VE Data Center, being 100% wind power. Virtual Earth / Live Maps: Virtual Earth Data Center now powered by Wind In an era when the cost** of running a data Read More...

Kit3D - a 3D graphics engine for Microsoft Silverlight
18 April 08 09:01 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

I was pointed to this on CodePlex - interesting to think how it could be used to enable Science Apps to display their data in 3D.  Check out the samples at http://www.markdawson.org/Kit3D Kit3D - a 3D graphics engine for Microsoft Silverlight - Home Read More...

Filed under: Cool Software, Video, Silverlight

Word for scientific publishing
18 April 08 08:55 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

Here's an interview Jon Udell did w/ Pablo Fernicola about the Word Addin for Scientific publishing . Word for scientific publishing Pablo Fernicola is a group manager at Microsoft.  He runs a project focused on delivering tools and services for Read More...

Filed under: Word, Video

[Papers] Supporting Finite Element Analysis with a Relational Database Backend; There is Life beyond Files
08 April 08 11:00 AM | eScience | 1 Comments   

In a discussion I had today around ways to advance a scientific problem I was reminded of Jim Gray and Gerd Heber's trilogy - Supporting Finite Element Analysis with a Relational Database Backend .  The three papers are really a good resource for Read More...

Filed under: eScience, SQL Server, Paper, Viz

Autonomous Monitoring of Vulnerable Habitats
03 April 08 04:35 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

There is a new article on the MSR Cambridge project on Skomer Island - Microsoft scientists unveil new technology to give early warning of sensitive species’ response to changing environments . Also interesting is the use of the ScatterWeb .NET SDK from Read More...

Filed under: eScience, Cool Software, Research, Sensors, Science, Environment

Bird's Eye in 3D - Photosynth like
03 April 08 11:29 AM | eScience | 1 Comments   

I use maps.live.com allot especially when I'm traveling - but didn't realize about this feature until I was reading the Live Labs Announcements.  I just tried it out and really like it...very much like Photosynth ... Bird's Eye in 3D Both the 3D Read More...

Filed under: Cool Software, Viz

2008 Frontiers of Cancer Nanotechnology Symposium
01 April 08 03:16 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

Currently heading back from the 2008 Frontiers of Cancer Nanotechnology Symposium setup by GaTech and Emery University - I really enjoying going to this yearly symposium (my 3rd year) and am honored to be able to speak.  The symposium brings together Read More...

Filed under: Research, Conference, Paper, Science