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Adventures in Architecture with Mathematica

Inspired by the work of avant-garde architects, Chris Carlson, chief interactive graphics developer at Wolfram Research, has been exploring the possibilities of designing and modeling structures using Mathematica. Over the last year, he's shared some of his experiments in this blog, including his posts "Twisted Architecture" and "Designing the Brick Wall of the Future". At the International Mathematica User Conference 2009, Chris shared another one of his interesting adventures in architecture using Mathematica. In this video from the conference, see Chris put an interesting spin on Norman Foster's Hearst Tower.
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Integrating Wolfram|Alpha with Mathematica

Over the last few weeks, we've shared with you highlights from Stephen Wolfram's keynote at the International Mathematica User Conference 2009. These highlights included a look at what's in the research and development pipeline for Mathematica and future directions of Wolfram|Alpha. In this final video of our series, Stephen shares how the developments of Wolfram|Alpha will be integrated with Mathematica. (For more of Stephen's keynote, please see parts 1, 2, and 3 of the series.)
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Future Directions of Wolfram|Alpha

Stephen Wolfram highlighted several future directions of Wolfram technologies during his keynote address at the International Mathematica User Conference 2009. Among them were new developments surrounding Wolfram|Alpha. In the following video, Stephen outlines some of the directions in the works for Wolfram|Alpha and gives a sneak peek at one soon-to-be-released service. (To hear more of Stephen's keynote, please see part 1 and part 2 of this series.)
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Education & Academic

Mathematica and Natural Resources Research

Yu-Feng Lin, a hydrogeologist at the Illinois State Water Survey, is on a mission to tackle a top national research priority using Mathematica. In this video, Lin details why this project could only be done in Mathematica. Because of the importance of groundwater recharge and discharge in the hydrological cycle, the U.S. National Research Council (NRC) deems research on them to be of critical priority. However, their rates and patterns are so complex that it takes years of study to estimate them.
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The R&D Pipeline for Mathematica

Stephen Wolfram kicked off the International Mathematica User Conference 2009 with an inside look at what he calls an incredible research and development pipeline for Mathematica. During last year's keynote address, Stephen surprised attendees with news about the release of Mathematica 7---just 18 months after Mathematica 6. This year, he said our development pace has become even faster. The following video clip includes a few examples of what our R&D team has in the pipeline for future versions of Mathematica. (You can see the first part in our series of highlights from Stephen's keynote here.)
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A Remarkable Year Ahead for Mathematica

Future Mathematica features, new directions for Wolfram|Alpha, and how the two Wolfram technologies will be integrated were highlights of Stephen Wolfram's keynote address at the International Mathematica User Conference 2009. Stephen says Wolfram Research will follow up an extremely successful 2009 with a remarkable "breakout year for our company" and the Mathematica community. Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing video highlights and transcript excerpts with you from Stephen's conference keynote. In the first part of this series, Stephen shares the history and trajectory of Mathematica, including some insight on what he calls the "most dramatic" development for him.
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Education & Academic

Mathematica Manages Financial Risk

Finance professionals have been using Mathematica for years to optimize portfolios, develop and refine analytic risk models, rapidly prototype products and trading strategies, deploy analysis tools over the web, and much more. Not surprisingly, we've seen increased interest in Mathematica's financial applications stemming from the current economic struggles. Accurate models and analyses are in demand to determine the best way to get the world's economy back on track and prevent future crises.
Elizabeth Shack, Technical Marketing Project Manager, Project Management
Education & Academic

Mathematica and The American Mathematical Monthly’s “Problems and Solutions” Section

The "Problems and Solutions" section of The American Mathematical Monthly journal has always been a source of interesting problems to keep me entertained. Their solutions often require ingenuity. The problems in the October issue were no exception. I always analyze and explore these problems in Mathematica. Being a kernel developer, I see whether Mathematica can indeed find a solution. This last issue has challenging problems, and it was particularly gratifying to observe that Mathematica could solve them right out of the box. So here are my solutions to three of the paraphrased problems:
Oleksandr Pavlyk, Senior Kernel Developer, Algorithms R&D
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More from the International Mathematica User Conference 2009

There is still lots of excitement at this year's International Mathematica User Conference. This morning started with a lively talk from Wolfram Research's Conrad Wolfram and Theodore Gray on the future of publishing. Essentially, they opined that the future will be paper-less and sparked with interactivity. Their goal is to find more ways for Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha to help in that process.
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