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Video wall displays fantastic 3D voyage
From ZDNet News:
BOSTON--Researchers at Boston University are out to prove that a picture is worth a thousand databases. The university's Scientific Computing and Visualization Group recently opened a new front in the techno revolution: creating oversized and extremely detailed 3D images out of reams of data and mathematical models to better study phenomena such as solar wind, electrical pulses or particle interaction.
"It's a mechanism for new discoveries," said Glenn Bresnahan, adjunct professor and director of the Computing and Visualization Group.
During a demonstration of how a pacemaker interacts with a patient's tissues, a giant rib cage appears on the screen. Inside are a heart and a green rectangle representing the pacemaker. Webs of red, yellow and blue lines extend from the device, showing how electrical currents travel through the tissues of the chest. By observing the currents, researchers can easily determine the best location for the device.