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Quantum computers will be able to simulate particle collisions (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- Quantum computers are still years away, but a trio of theorists has already figured out at least one talent they may have. According to the theorists, including one from the National Institute of Standards and ...
Jun 01, 2012 |
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OSC's Oakley Cluster delivers on performance efficiency
The Ohio Supercomputer Center's newest system would fall within the top half of the list of the world's most powerful supercomputers based purely on speed, but the cluster would rank even higher – ninth ...
May 30, 2012 |
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Researchers take virus-tracking software worldwide
A biomedical informatics researcher who tracks dangerous viruses as they spread around the globe has restructured his innovative tracking software to promote even wider use of the program around the world.
May 22, 2012 |
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IBM research advances device performance for quantum computing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at IBM Research have achieved major advances in quantum computing device performance that may accelerate the realization of a practical, full-scale quantum computer. For specific ...
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Supercomputers crack sixty-trillionth binary digit of Pi-squared
Australian researchers have done the impossible -- they’ve found the sixty-trillionth binary digit of Pi-squared! The calculation would have taken a single computer processor unit (CPU) 1,500 years to ...
Apr 29, 2011 |
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Scientists release most accurate simulation of the universe to date
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Bolshoi supercomputer simulation, the most accurate and detailed large cosmological simulation run to date, gives physicists and astronomers a powerful new tool for understanding such ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Astronomers pin down galaxy collision rate
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new analysis of images from the Hubble Space Telescope combined with supercomputer simulations of galaxy collisions has cleared up years of confusion about the rate at which smaller galaxies ...
Oct 27, 2011 |
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186 gigabits per second: High-energy physicists set record for network data transfer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have set a new world record for data transfer, helping to usher in the next generation of high-speed network technology. At the SuperComputing 2011 (SC11) conference in Seattle ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Group sets plans for largest radio telescope ever
(PhysOrg.com) -- Proving that a lot of little things can go a long way, a group of astronomers have revealed plans to build and install a radio telescope array out of thousands of small inexpensive dishes, ...
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Computer crushes human 'Jeopardy!' champs (Update)
An IBM computer crushed two human champions Tuesday in the second round of a man vs. machine showdown on the popular US television game show "Jeopardy!"
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Feb 15, 2011 |
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20 petaflops: New supercomputer for Oak Ridge facility to regain speed lead over the Chinese
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) campus in Oak Ridge Tennessee will soon play host once again to the fastest computer in the world (barring any new sudden announcements by the Chinese). ...
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Physicists hit on mathematical description of superfluid dynamics
(PhysOrg.com) -- It has been 100 years since the discovery of superconductivity, a state achieved when mercury was cooled, with the help of liquid helium, to nearly the coldest temperature achievable to form ...
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Research breakthrough takes supercomputing out of the lab
In the age of high-speed computing, the photon is king. However, producing the finely tuned particles of light is a complex and time-consuming process, until now.
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Supercomputing on a cell phone
Many engineering disciplines rely on supercomputers to simulate complicated physical phenomena — how cracks form in building materials, for instance, or fluids flow through irregular channels. Now, researchers ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 07, 2010 |
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US Air Force connects 1,760 PlayStation 3's to build supercomputer
(PhysOrg.com) -- About the 33rd largest supercomputer in the world right now is the US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) newest system, which has a core made of 1,760 Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles. ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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