Mathematical operations on an array of pixels, made easy by software such as Matlab, can reveal the surface of Venus and the world of pre-Revolutionary Russia, Ray Girvan discovers
Felix Grant has been having text message conversations with a family of rocks, then analysing them with the latest S-Plus
Simon White believes that information can be better shared if everyone makes use of ontologies
Hermann Lederer reports on the DEISA Consortium, a major step towards an integrated European HPC infrastructure
Dave Champagne, head of Thermo's informatics division
Peter Rees looks at a piece of old technology that is finding new uses in laboratory information management systems
A round-up of the latest software tools for scientists and researchers using HPC
