Scientific Computing World - Features

Data pharming

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Greg Blackman looks at some of the current trends taking place in the pharmaceutical industry with regards to data management

Criminal patterns

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Felix Grant finds statistical processes applied to the social sciences, and in particular, to crime

Drilling for fuel

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

HPC technology is aiding oil and gas companies locate hidden submarine reserves in a fraction of the time taken by previous methods, as Stephen Mounsey discovers

Computer - reconfigure yourself!

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Although they're not simple to program, field-programmable gate arrays can greatly accelerate frequently used functions, and you can reprogram them on the fly to tackle new tasks. Paul Schreier examines the impact they are starting to have on HPC

Far more than petaflops

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Thomas Lippert, director of the Jülich Supercomputing Centre at Forschungszentrum Jülich explains how supercomputers of highest scalability and scientific users can be brought closer together by means of a new support instrument: the simulation laboratory

Modelling rides into the future

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

As auto manufacturers shift towards entirely new types of vehicles, they face a number of engineering challenges. Paul Schreier looks at how design/simulation software is helping them reach their goals more quickly and efficiently

The future for HPC

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Hans Meuer, general chair of ISC'09, on emerging trends in high-performance computing

Beauty is skin deep

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Felix Grant assesses the value of data analysis software in the development and use of surface coatings

Saving for the future

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Greg Blackman looks at some of the data-management challenges facing biobanks and how these repositories of material are being used to advance life-sciences research

Athletes go to the max

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A variety of software is being used in the science of sports biomechanics to improve athletes' performance in safe ways. Paul Schreier looks at some interesting applications and the resulting improvements

Crisis management?

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

With the world of finance in meltdown, relying on HPC solutions to predict the future is vital, as Stephen Mounsey discovers

Clusters have open-source roots

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

When setting up and configuring an HPC cluster, there is a wide variety of choices when it comes to tools: proprietary software from hardware or software vendors, many open source tools, and open source tools with commercial support. Paul Schreier provides a quick overview of the major players and their offerings

Dedicated to science

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Peter Beckman directs the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) in providing the computational science community with world-leading computing capability dedicated to breakthrough science and engineering

The value of pre-validated LIMS

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Aaron M Jones, product manager for LIMS at Applied Biosystems, says the reality of COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) LIMS systems depends on the level of pre-validation offered by the vendor

Finding sense in finance

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Dietmar Maringer, professor of computational management sciences, University of Basel