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VAPOR – interactive 3D visualization environment

August 21, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

VAPOR (Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Solar Researchers) is an interactive 3D visualization environment for scientific data.

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Deep Learning

tinygrad – compact end-to-end deep learning stack

August 21, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

tinygrad is a compact end-to-end deep learning stack designed to sit somewhere between PyTorch and micrograd.

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Deep Learning

MindSpore – deep learning framework

August 20, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

MindSpore is a deep learning framework for training and inference across cloud, edge, and mobile environments.

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Deep Learning

Equinox – JAX library

August 20, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Equinox is a JAX library for building neural networks and other parameterised models. It provides a PyTorch-like approach

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Development

Pingouin – statistical package for Python

August 19, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Pingouin is a statistical package for Python designed to provide simple yet comprehensive functions for commonly used statistical tests.

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Data Science

SeisBench – toolbox for applying machine learning techniques to seismology

August 19, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

SeisBench provides a common interface for seismic datasets, pretrained models and data-generation pipelines.

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Minisforum N5 Pro NAS – NPU with FastFlowLM

August 19, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, NAS, Reviews, Scientific

FastFlowLM puts the Minisforum N5 Pro’s 50 TOPS AMD XDNA 2 NPU to work under Linux for local LLMs and private AI server workloads.

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Geology

SimPEG – simulation and gradient-based parameter estimation in geophysical applications

August 19, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

SimPEG provides a framework for finite-volume simulation, geophysical imaging, inversion and subsurface flow problems.

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Data Science

pyGIMLi – modelling and inversion in geophysics

August 18, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

pyGIMLi is software for modelling and inversion in geophysics. It provides tools for analysing, visualizing and inverting geophysical data

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Geology

OpenQuake Engine – seismic hazard and risk analysis

August 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific, Web Apps

OpenQuake Engine is software for seismic hazard and risk analysis developed by the Global Earthquake Model Foundation.

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Geology

OpendTect – seismic interpretation system

August 18, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

OpendTect is a seismic interpretation system for visualizing, analyzing and interpreting 2D, 3D and 4D seismic data

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Earth Science

Landlab – numerical modelling of Earth-surface dynamics

August 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Landlab is a Python package for the numerical modelling of Earth-surface dynamics.

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Earth Science

GemPy – construct three-dimensional geological models

August 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

GemPy is a Python library for constructing three-dimensional geological models.

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19 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Weather Tools

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Scientific

This article focuses on terminal-based weather tools for Linux. We only feature free and open source software here.

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Weather image

wevva – terminal-based weather application

August 1, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

wevva is a terminal-based weather application built with Textual. It presents current conditions, hourly forecasts and daily outlooks.

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terminal-weather – animated terminal weather dashboard

August 1, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

terminal-weather is an animated terminal weather dashboard. It presents current conditions, hourly forecasts and a seven-day outlook.

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termrain – terminal weather application

July 31, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

termrain is a terminal weather application that combines detailed forecasts with an interactive rain radar.

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linecast – terminal weather, radar, solar and tide visualisations

July 31, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

linecast is a terminal-based suite for viewing weather conditions, precipitation radar, solar information and tide predictions.

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Big Data

19 Best Free and Open Source Key Value Stores for Big Data

July 26, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet, Roundup, Scientific

This article recommends the best free and open source software key value stores for Big Data.

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Data Science

3 Easy Ways to Access Python from R

July 23, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, Scientific

This roundup picks the finest software which lets you access Python from R.

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