Retailers enjoyed a "spectacular" Christmas, official data showed, with total sales growing at their fastest rate in years.
Spectacular new photon data findings are highlighted as are advances in theoretical aspects of their use as fast particle diagnostics, and some important comparisons made with interplanetary particle data.
Astronomers in particular were stunned that the CCD sensors, connected to telescopes, could automate the time-consuming process of star gazing, giving spectacular pictures and data from outer space which have altered the way we see the universe.
"For all of the spectacular growth of wireless data, it's still no better than a break even offset for the declines in wireless voice," Mr. Moffett said.
The beginning of the 21st century has witnessed the generation of spectacular amounts of new information, ranging from marketing data to genomic sequences.
Since September, however, with Pluto squarely in its rearview mirror, New Horizons has returned tens of gigabits of data, including the spectacular images above.
Hans Rosling reframes 10 years of UN data with his spectacular visuals, lighting up an astonishing -- mostly unreported -- piece of front-page-worthy good news.
Similar results were also obtained even if less spectacular using 1 mM strictosidine (data not shown).
In the last 5 yr, the rise of next-generation (NextGen) sequencing approaches in addressing biological problems has been spectacular, but incorporating NextGen sequencing data for active teaching in the undergraduate curriculum remains a major challenge.
But the answer is consumer data has been less than spectacular".
