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First Merger Of Three Black Holes Simulated On A Supercomputer
April 8, 2008 The same team of astrophysicists that cracked the computer code simulating two black holes crashing and merging together has now, for the first time, caused a three-black-hole collision. Scientists ... > full story -
Computer Memory In Artificial Atoms: Carbon Nantubes Can Rev Up Speed, Accuracy Of Data Storage
April 7, 2008 Nano-physicists have made a discovery that could change the way data is stored on computers. In the future it will be possible to store data much faster, and with more accuracy. A computer has two ... > full story -
Future Of Computing: Carbon Nanotubes And Superconductors To Replace The Silicon Chip
March 28, 2008 As steady increases in computing capability continue, some new technology will have to take over from silicon. Carbon nanotubes and superconductors may be the answer. The silicon chip, which has ... > full story -
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Cutting-Edge Computing Helps Discover Origin Of Life On Earth
March 18, 2008 Computing grids have helped scientists shed light on how life on earth may have originated. Deep ocean hydrothermal vents have long been suggested as possible sources of biological molecules such as ... > full story -
Fastest Computer: One Million Trillion 'Flops' Per Second Targeted
February 21, 2008 Preparing groundwork for an exascale computer is the mission of the new Institute for Advanced Architectures, launched jointly at Sandia and Oak Ridge national laboratories. An exaflop is a thousand ... > full story -
Secure Internet Transactions At Internet Cafes Possible With Tiny Security Device
February 19, 2008 A prototype portable device that will allow people to do business across the Internet on any computer in a trusted manner has been developed Known as a Trust Extension Device, the TED consists of ... > full story -
Discovering How Enzymes Break Down Cellulose
January 30, 2008 Scientist are working to understand how the structures of enzymes influence their mechanism and activity in breaking down cellulose. New work is opening doors for new and better applications of ... > full story -
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Virtual Human In HIV Drug Simulation
January 29, 2008 The combined supercomputing power of the UK and US 'national grids' has enabled scientists to simulate the efficacy of an HIV drug in blocking a key protein used by the lethal virus. The method -- an ... > full story -
Concrete Flow Researchers To Use Argonne Supercomputer
January 24, 2008 NIST researchers have been awarded 750,000 central processing unit hours on the IBM Blue Gene/P supercomputer at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility. The allocation is one of 55 awards of ... > full story -
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Palpable Computing: A Taste Of Things To Come
January 21, 2008 Virtually everyone stands to benefit from the more pervasive use of computer technology. But while adding microchips to more everyday objects can make lives easier – and even save them – ... > full story
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