Students explore immigration through a big data lens
Supercomputers have helped scientists discover merging black holes and design new nanomaterials, but can they help solve society's most challenging policy issues?
Computer Sciences
Nov 2, 2017
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News tagged with high performance computer
Unlocking the potential of magnetic skyrmions
Magnetic skyrmions offer the promise of next-generation memory and computing technologies, such as cache memory devices and cloud computing. Now A*STAR researchers have developed an innovative technique for making tunable ...
General Physics
Nov 2, 2017
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Physicists' work deepens understanding of antipolar cation motions
University of Arkansas physicists studying antipolar cation motions found new features that deepen the knowledge on this intriguing effect. The study, by physics graduate student Kinnary Patel, research professor Sergey Prosandeev ...
General Physics
Oct 31, 2017
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Researchers develop technique that could detect explosives, dangerous gases rapidly and remotely
University of Michigan researchers have developed a laser-based method that could be used to detect chemicals such as explosives and dangerous gases quickly and accurately.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 29, 2017
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Research creates new possibilities to design new materials with strange and exotic properties
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics celebrated the rich behaviour of two-dimensional (2-D) materials, like atoms, molecules, or electrons that are confined to move on a flat surface.
Condensed Matter
Sep 18, 2017
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Hydrodynamics researchers demonstrate objects sinking in water with zero drag
Water will easily stop a bullet, but it can't stop a ball sinking in a bubble.
Condensed Matter
Sep 11, 2017
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Ohio Supercomputer Center releases open-source HPC access portal
An innovative web-based portal for accessing high performance computing services has matured beyond the beta phase and now is available to HPC centers worldwide.
Hardware
Sep 5, 2017
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Light forces electrons to follow the curve
An exotic phenomenon usually associated with high magnetic fields can be achieved without a magnetic field, according to theoretical predictions by researchers from A*STAR and the United States. Their analysis could open ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 25, 2017
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Rail-like waveguides simplify miniaturizing photonic components on silicon wafers
High-speed optical circuits and sensors generally require strict control over light polarization to minimize loss and cross-talk in photonic devices such as waveguides. An A*STAR team now predicts that noise resulting from ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 26, 2017
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Controlled rupturing of thin films can make low-cost nanopatterned arrays for solar cells and biomolecular detection
The phenomenon of 'dewetting'—usually considered a nuisance as it causes solids to bead up into islands, much like raindrops on glass—has been harnessed for a useful application. An A*STAR-led team has clarified how dewetting ...
Nanophysics
Jun 28, 2017
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