Category Archives: Science Gateways

What is Blockchain?

There’s a new buzzword on the block, blockchain. Discussion has emerged regarding blockchain and its possible applicability to the next-generation of persistent document identifiers (PIDs; like ORCIDs, DOIs): Blockchain is a technology for decentralized, self-regulating data which can be managed … Continue reading

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School of Information: Two Sample Science Gateway Projects

Via John Leslie King via the University of Michigan School of Information mailing list: Science gateways allow science & engineering communities to access shared data, software, computing services, instruments, educational materials, and other resources specific to their disciplines. Sample projects: … Continue reading

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