Big Data : Science World Report

Oct 17, 2015 08:14 AM EDT

MIT Data Science Machine May Replace Human Intuition with Computers

MIT may soon be replacing human intuition with algorithms. Scientists have created a new big-data analysis system that outperforms 615 of 906 human teams.

Apr 06, 2014 06:39 PM EDT

Using Big Data to Revolutionize Agriculture

Population growth, climate change, and bioenergy crops are worldwide trends that are increasing the importance of using science to improve agriculture.

Apr 02, 2014 11:56 PM EDT

The Next Internet Revolution Brings Data to the Market

Every day, our lives are being captured digitally in the data that is generated by our transactions, interactions and movements.

Mar 06, 2014 04:22 PM EST

How Facebook Can Learn To Properly Collect Big Data and Be Less Invasive

Over 800 million people worldwide use the social media website Facebook. Unsurprisingly, the social media site been the subject of much debate in recent years because personal information has been exposed to many advertising and Internet tracking companies.

Feb 28, 2014 12:09 PM EST

Can Twitter and Other 'Big Data' Be Used to Prevent Disease Outbreaks?

Big data has been a hot topic of conversation ever since the emergence of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Researchers at UCLA believe they can use big data from social media sites to prevent disease outbreaks.

Feb 27, 2014 11:20 AM EST

Improving Data Analytics for Better Science

Ever-cheaper sensing and data-storage technologies are driving an explosion in data across many fields of science, as well as for businesses of all sizes.

Feb 21, 2014 10:57 PM EST

The New Technologies Needed For Dealing With Big Data

While much focus and discussion of the so-called “Big Data revolution” has been on the data itself and the exciting new applications it is enabling — from Google’s self-driving cars through to CSIRO and University of Tasmania’s better information systems for oyster farmers — less focus h...

Feb 17, 2014 10:00 PM EST

Scientists in IBM Labs Set New Speed Record for Big Data

IBM announced that it has achieved a new technological advancement that will help improve Internet speeds to 200 - 400 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) at extremely low power.

Feb 03, 2014 09:52 PM EST

Storage System for ‘Big Data’ Dramatically Speeds Access to Information

Using multiple nodes allows the same bandwidth and performance from a storage network as far more expensive machines.

Jan 03, 2014 02:21 PM EST

Throwing a Lifeline to Scientists Drowning in Data

New computational techniques developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in California, US, may help save scientists from drowning in their own data.

Dec 27, 2013 05:43 PM EST

New Data Compression Method Reduces Big-Data Bottleneck

In creating an entirely new way to compress data, a team of researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has drawn inspiration from physics and the arts. The result is a new data compression method that outperforms existing techniques, such as JPEG for images, an...

Dec 18, 2013 02:54 PM EST