16/11/2010

NERSC supercomputing center breaks the petaflops barrier

The Department of Energy's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), already one of the world's leading centers for scientific productivity, is now home to the fifth most powerful supercomputer in the ...

Nanotechnology: A dead end for plant cells?

Using particles that are 1/100,000 the width of a human hair to deliver drugs to cells or assist plants in fighting off pests may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but these scenarios may be a common occurrence ...

Caribbean reef ecosystems may not survive repeated stress

Coral reefs suffered record losses as a consequence of high ocean temperatures in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean in 2005 according to the most comprehensive documentation of basin-scale bleaching to date. Collaborators ...

New possibilities for solar energy with molecular 'stencils'

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have begun to use molecular "stencils" to pave the way to new materials that could potentially find their way into future generations of solar ...

Breaking Antarctica's ice

Over the course of the past decade, NASA spacecraft have identified several sites on Mars where conditions capable of supporting life existed in the past. One of the most promising of these sites, and a good candidate for ...

The time to prepare for climate change is now

Though the massive glaciers of the greater Himalayan region are retreating slowly, development agencies can take steps now to help the region's communities prepare for the many ways glacier melt is expected to impact their ...

China video-sharing site Youku files for IPO in US

China's biggest online video-hosting site Youku.com is seeking to raise up to 150 million dollars in a US initial public offering as it jostles with domestic rival Tudou.com for top position.

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