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HokieSpeed Is a New Powerful Supercomputer for the Masses
December 21, 2011 — Virginia Tech crashed the supercomputing arena in 2003 with System X, a machine that placed the university among the world's top computational research facilities. Now comes HokieSpeed, a new ... > full story -
Multi-Purpose Photonic Chip Paves the Way to Programmable Quantum Processors
December 11, 2011 — A multi-purpose optical chip which generates, manipulates and measures entanglement and mixture -- two quantum phenomena which are essential driving forces for tomorrow's quantum computers -- has now ... > full story -
Supercomputers Take a Cue from Microwave Ovens: Co-Design May Be the Answer to Modeling Clouds and Other Big Problems
December 1, 2011 — As sophisticated as modern climate models are, one critical component continues to elude their precision -- clouds. Clouds modulate the climate. Experts agree that getting their effect on the climate ... > full story -
Public Asked to Help in Fight Against Malaria
November 19, 2011 — IBM's Watson computing system broke new ground earlier this year when it defeated two celebrated human competitors on the Jeopardy! game show. Now, The Scripps Research Institute is hoping to do ... > full story -
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Japan's 'K Computer' Ranks No. 1 in Four Benchmarks at HPC Challenge Awards
November 16, 2011 — RIKEN, the University of Tsukuba, and Fujitsu Limited have announced that they received top-ranking in all four benchmarks for the performance results of the "K computer" at the 2011 HPC Challenge ... > full story -
Galaxy DNA-Analysis Software Is Now Available 'in the Cloud'
November 8, 2011 — Galaxy -- an open-source, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical and genetic research -- is now available as a "cloud computing" resource. The new technology will help scientists and ... > full story -
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Three Key Questions for the IT Industry
October 27, 2011 — Today’s multicore processors are not being utilized in a sufficiently intelligent way. They get too hot and run slowly because they are used inefficiently. At the same time, transistors are ... > full story -
New Technique Offers Enhanced Security for Sensitive Data in Cloud Computing
October 5, 2011 — Researchers have developed a new, experimental technique to better protect sensitive information in cloud computing -- without significantly affecting the system's overall ... > full story -
Physicists Move One Step Closer to Quantum Computer
October 4, 2011 — Physicists have created a tiny "electron superhighway" that could one day be useful for building a quantum computer -- a new type of computer that will use quantum particles in place of the digital ... > full story -
Smartphone Battery Life Could Dramatically Improve With New Invention
September 15, 2011 — A new "subconscious mode" for smartphones and other WiFi-enabled mobile devices could extend battery life by as much as 54 percent for users on the busiest ... > full story
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