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Category: Scientific

Robotics

marina – dataset manager for robotics

March 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

marina is a dataset manager for robotics to organize, share, and discover datasets and bags across storage backends.

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Hobbits – bit-based analysis, processing, and visualization

March 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Hobbits is a multi-platform GUI application for analyzing, processing, and visualizing bitstreams.

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Bioinformatics

28 Best Free and Open Source Linux Bioinformatics Tools

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This article identifies our favourite tools which are extremely useful for anyone interested in sequence analysis, molecular modelling, molecular dynamics, phylogenetic analysis and more.

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Bioinformatics

FastQC – quality control tool for high throughput sequence data

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

FastQC is a quality control tool for high throughput sequence data.

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BCFtools – variant calling and manipulating files in the Variant Call Format

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

BCFtools is a set of utilities for working with variant calls in Variant Call Format (VCF) and its binary counterpart BCF.

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Bioinformatics

SPAdes – versatile toolkit for assembling and analysing sequencing data

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

SPAdes is a versatile toolkit for assembling and analysing sequencing data. It is primarily developed for Illumina sequencing data

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Bioinformatics

samtools – manipulate next-generation sequencing data

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

samtools is a suite of tools written in C using HTSlib for manipulating next-generation sequencing data.

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Galaxy – web-based platform for data-intensive computational research

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

Galaxy is an open web-based platform for data-intensive computational research. It’s written mostly in Python.

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Deep Learning

Deep Learning with Open Source Python Software

March 16, 2026 Eilidih Parris Roundup, Scientific

Deep Learning is a subset of Machine Learning that uses multi-layers artificial neural networks to deliver state-of-the-art accuracy.

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Deep Learning

Ralph TUI – AI Agent Loop Orchestrator

March 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific, TUI, Web Apps

Ralph TUI is a terminal UI for orchestrating AI coding agents to work through task lists autonomously.

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Big Data

8 Top Data Analysis Free and Open Source Tools for Big Data

March 15, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet, Roundup, Scientific

Big Data analysis can be performed with data mining software. Here’s the best free tools to perform data analysis on big data.

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Statistics

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Statistical Analysis Tools

March 15, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

We recommend the finest software for performing statistical analysis. Open source goodness at its best.

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Data Science

Aer – high performance simulator for quantum circuits

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Qiskit Aer is a high performance quantum circuit simulator written in C++ and Python.

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Data Science

Datui – data exploration in the terminal

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

Datui is an interactive terminal user interface (TUI) for exploring and analyzing data files.

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DNA

Cryfa – encryption tool for genomic data

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific, Security

Cryfa is an encryption tool specifically designed for genomic data.

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Selection of utilities

vice – air traffic control simulator

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

vice is an air traffic control simulator, focused on TRACON. It presents a STARS-like interface, but with simulated traffic and other controllers.

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CNC Software

Kiri:Moto – browser-based Slicer for 3D printers, CNC mills, and Laser cutters

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

Kiri:Moto is a unique browser-based slicer for 3D printing and a tool-path generator for CNC mills and laser cutters.

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Machine Learning in Linux

models – CLI and TUI to browse AI models and coding agents

March 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

models is a CLI and TUI for browsing AI models and coding agents.

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Gollama – manage Ollama models

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

Gollama is a tool for managing Ollama models. It provides a TUI for listing, inspecting, deleting, copying, and pushing Ollama models.

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Satellite Tool

TLEscope – satellite visualization tool

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

​TLEscope is a satellite visualization tool designed to transform Two-Line Element (TLE) sets into intuitive, interactive data.

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