Research
Applying computing to better understand ecosystems, address environmental challenges, and support a more sustainable future.
Our seemingly steady Sun is a variable and violent place, with its activity rising and falling roughly every 11 years, most notably manifested as the sunspot cycle. However, solar activity is not just about spots:…
Growables is a speculative design study, by Erin Smith, into the future of bio-integrated wearable devices. The ultimate goal is to provoke conversation around this speculative future in terms of design, use, and possible implications.
AAS WorldWide Telescope is a tool for showcasing astronomical data and knowledge. Launch the Web Client! It’s not a physical telescope — it’s a suite of free and open source software and data sets that…
Halloween 2013 brought real terror to an Austin, Texas, neighborhood, when a flash flood killed four residents and damaged roughly 1,200 homes. Following torrential rains, Onion Creek swept over its banks and inundated the surrounding…
The forests that surround Campos do Jordao are among the foggiest places on Earth. With a canopy shrouded in mist much of time, these are the renowned cloud forests of the Brazilian state of São…
Networks in Climate Science The El Niño is a powerful but irregular climate cycle that has huge consequences for agriculture and perhaps global warming. Predicting its arrival more than 6 months ahead of time has…
