Most energy sources are visible to the naked eye: We can see the inky blackness of coal, the sheen of oil, the beam of sunlight. Wind, on the other hand, is more covert. We can hear it, sure, and ...

Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg have created Wind Map, an interactive map which traces the course and speed of wind in near real-time. Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg have created Wind Map ...

We live in an age where the global pool of information is increasing exponentially. Scientific publications, remote sensing data, photographs, phone-calls, online videos, blogs -- all of these things ...

Back in April, we posted about the real-time wind visualization web app put together by Fernanda Viegas and Martin Wattenberg of Google’s “Big Picture” research group. Given the current weather the ...

Last year, designers Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg brought us the “Wind Map,” an artistic visualization of wind patterns across the United States. Now their map has inspired another Web ...

If you’re interested in data design, you’ll probably be very jealous of the developers and scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Visualization Lab. The Lab is charged ...

Here's a view of Hurricane Isaac unlike any other you've seen so far. This comes from hint.fm, a collaboration of data-visualization stars Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg. Their wind map ...

The total value of the worldwide wind energy market will grow from $74.2 billion in 2012 to $109.8 billion in 2017, according to Navigant Research. The resulting installations will almost double the ...

Recent advances have significantly enhanced our understanding of the complex fluid dynamics surrounding wind turbine blades. By employing non-invasive imaging techniques such as infrared thermography, ...

Attracting 8 million annual visitors to its popular beach and bustling boardwalk, Ocean City, Maryland, is a cornerstone of the state’s culture and economy — but the view from the beach will change if ...