Users of Microsoft’s Bing search engine will soon be able to bring up much more scientific/mathematical information, thanks to Microsoft’s deal with Wolfram Alpha.

In its blog post, the Bing team says it will be “providing access to Wolfram Alpha’s advanced algorithms and expertly curated data within the Bing experience,” and offers a couple specific examples of how that might actually be useful. The first couple are focused on fitness and health — you could bring up charts that allow you to compare nutritional data between different types of food , or you could calculate your body mass index. Through Wolfram ...

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