Flow visualisation and analysis techniques constitute a critical foundation for understanding complex fluid dynamics across a range of scientific disciplines, from climate research to engineering ...

The North American Gulf Stream as illustrated with the ECCO model. Download this visualization from NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio. Credit: Greg Shirah/NASA’s Scientific Visualization ...

In the 19th century, Charles Joseph Minard charted a flow map of Napoleon’s disastrous Russian campaign from 1812-1813. The chart beautifully incorporated data, design, and storytelling—thus set the ...

Healthcare institutions have access to large amounts of patient data, but oftentimes it is so complex and disorganized that they spend more time managing their data than analyzing and actually using ...

The Coral Triangle, tropical marine waters off the coast of Indonesia, Malaysia, and several other Asia Pacific countries, teems with life. The region is home to more than 500 species of reef-building ...

Sometimes I say “wax on” as I gesture. It has become a joke about the way I am constantly moving my hand in a circle as I describe the flow of people, equipment, processes and PDCA. It looks like I am ...

Modified natural materials will be an essential component of a sustainable future, but first a detailed understanding of their properties is needed. The way heat flows across bamboo cell walls has ...

Some scientists believe that controlled nuclear fusion is the "holy grail" of clean energy production, because of the potential to create a limitless source of clean energy from it. However, while the ...

Data visualization is the front line of data analysis. It involves presenting data in a way that is understandable and useful. In this article, we delve into one of the most potent tools for data ...