Articles tagged with Supercomputing
Researchers have found that more than half of a proton's spin comes from the orbital motion of its quarks, rather than their spinning. This new theory resolves a long-standing puzzle in physics and agrees with recent experiments and supercomputer calculations.
The IBM Blue Gene/P Intrepid supercomputer will have a new data analytics and visualization capability, complementing its distinction as the fastest computer in the world for open science. The system, nicknamed Eureka, will enable researchers to explore and visualize data produced by Intrepid.
Researchers have been awarded $4 million to develop software for multithreaded supercomputers, enabling faster analysis of complex problems like power grid stability and biological networks. The new machines can handle large, random datasets more efficiently than traditional systems.
The ETH Zurich and IBM team developed a breakthrough method that combines density measurements with large-scale mechanical analysis of the inner-bone microstructure. This allows clinicians to detect osteoporotic damage more precisely and adjust surgical plates accordingly.
Researchers at UNH have developed a supercomputer using PlayStation3 consoles to simulate the interaction between Earth's magnetic field and the solar wind. The new system can perform up to 8 trillion operations per second, paving the way for future civilian teraflop machines.
The Argonne National Laboratory's IBM Blue Gene/P high-performance computing system is the world's fastest supercomputer for open science, with a peak-performance of 557 Teraflops. This achievement marks the first time an Argonne-based supercomputing system has ranked in the top five of the industry's definitive list.
Los Alamos researchers used the Roadrunner supercomputer to model over a billion visual neurons and trillions of synapses, surpassing the scale of 1 quadrillion computations per second. This achievement throws open the door to achieving human-like cognitive performance in electronic computers.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has installed a new IBM supercomputer called Bluefire, which will accelerate research into climate change and severe weather events. The system, with a peak speed of over 76 teraflops, is expected to rank among the world's top 25 most powerful computers.
The researchers propose designing a cost-effective machine for running climate models and improving predictions. They suggest using about 20 million embedded microprocessors, which would deliver results at a lower cost and power consumption than current conventional supercomputers.
Researchers are simulating Type Ia supernovas to better understand dark energy, a mysterious force causing the universe's expansion. The Blue Gene/P supercomputer will analyze how burning occurs in four possible scenarios leading to these exploding stars.
A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has successfully created an AI character in Second Life that can reason about its own beliefs and predict the behavior of human players. The 'Eddie' character, a 4-year-old child avatar, demonstrates reasoning abilities consistent with those of human children of the same age.
A team of researchers used a supercomputer-powered virtual earthquake program to calculate realistic simulations of megathrust quakes on the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The simulation found that ground motion could be up to twice as large and duration shaking could last up to five minutes, posing major damage to metropolitan areas like S...
The NIST team will use the granted time to model concrete flow under various conditions, improving prediction and measurement of flow properties. The access to the Argonne machine allows for advanced computer modeling impossible with existing facilities.
A new CU-Boulder-led supercomputer simulation models a region of the universe spanning 1.5 billion light-years, aiming to uncover hidden gas clouds containing missing baryons. The study may enable detection of these 'filaments' using future telescopes like the South Pole Telescope and Cornell-Caltech Atacama Telescope.
Researchers solved a longstanding problem of the Cold Dark Matter cosmology model by exposing a critical relationship between interstellar gas and dark matter in galaxy birth. The study showed that dense gas clouds in galaxies form massive stars, which drive 'sloshing' effects that kick dark matter out of the galaxy's center.
Researchers will create detailed computer models of a new proposed type of nuclear reactor, the sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR), which can burn highly radioactive materials and operate without using new fuel. The project aims to improve understanding of the physics of the system to design safer reactors.
Computer science researchers at Virginia Tech have received a $300,000 NSF grant to develop virtualization technologies for application-specific operating systems. The project aims to improve performance and utilization on emerging supercomputers built from multi-core processors.
Researchers used supercomputers to simulate galaxy mergers, revealing the formation of a new type of structure - a central disk of gas that can be thousands of light years wide. The simulations predict that the gas in this disk will extract energy from the orbiting black holes, causing them to merge and produce strong gravitational waves.
A team of scientists has conducted molecular simulations to understand the cellulose enzyme complex's role in breaking down tightly bound cellulose into sugars. By discovering key steps in this process, researchers can develop protein engineering strategies to speed up the reaction and produce ethanol more efficiently.
The MONARCH system-on-a-chip demonstrates exceptional compute capacity, flexible data bandwidth capability, and beyond state-of-the-art power efficiency. It has been shown to provide sustained throughput of 64 gigaflops in preliminary tests.
Researchers used massive computer-simulation power to model protein aggregation and its role in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. They found that beta-synuclein blocks harmful structures caused by alpha-synuclein, offering a potential treatment for debilitating diseases.
The US Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded 45 projects 95 million hours of computing time on powerful supercomputers to advance research in various fields, including astrophysics, materials science, and climate research. These awards will enable researchers to create more accurate models, simulate complex processes, an...
Physicist Michael Deem uses supercomputers and disused desktop PCs to catalog mineral designs, creating a database of over 3.4 million zeolite structures. This effort could lead to more efficient catalysts for chemical reactions.
Rensselaer will receive a $2.23 million IBM Blue Gene supercomputer to support new nanotechnology and biotechnology research, helping develop simulation technologies for understanding biological systems and advancing computational science.
A new software system called SPRUCE provides computational resources quickly for emergency applications affecting public health, safety, and security. The system supports urgent computing on both traditional supercomputers and distributed Grids, enabling rapid access to massive resources during emergencies.
Rice University has been awarded a $10 million grant to establish a research center focused on designing software tools for high-performance computing systems. The Center for Scalable Application Development Software (CScADS) aims to develop scalable performance models for leadership-class computer facilities.
The new Petascale Data Storage Institute aims to address the huge amounts of data generated by petaflop computers. Collaborating members will focus on collecting field data, disseminating best practices, and developing innovative system solutions for managing petascale data storage.
Brett Bode has been honored with a 2006 IBM Faculty Award for his work on developing management systems for petascale computing. He will collaborate with IBM to develop software for one of their high-end computing systems, focusing on fault-tolerant control systems.
Astronomers are using supercomputers to study the energy levels of high-temperature atoms in space, which hold the key to understanding black holes. The new calculations reduce error rates by a few percent, providing more accurate data for X-ray telescope observations.
Red Storm excelled in the High Performance Computing Challenge test suite, demonstrating exceptional communication bandwidth and floating-point computation capabilities. The supercomputer achieved 40 times more communications power per teraflop than IBM's Blue Gene system, marking a significant milestone in its architecture.
The new Cluster 1350 system is a 1000-node cluster running Linux, capable of performing over 8.5 trillion calculations per second, making it one of the fastest in the world. This enables researchers to quickly analyze complex DNA and proteins to develop more targeted drugs for human cancer genes and proteins.
The US Department of Energy's INCITE program has awarded 18 million hours of supercomputing time to 15 teams for various research projects. These projects include simulating aircraft design, studying Parkinson's Disease, and understanding climate change.
The SPICE project successfully simulated DNA strands passing through a cell membrane, a crucial process in understanding genetic information transfer. The project utilized a combination of high-performance computing and optical networks to overcome computational challenges.
CERN has been awarded a high-performance computing prize at the Supercomputing 2005 conference. The recognition is due to CERN's pioneering work on the LHC Computing Grid and its collaborative efforts with industrial partners in developing grid technology.
Researchers at Ohio State University are developing a software system to let supercomputers share workload and analyze large amounts of data. This enables faster simulation speeds and improved accuracy in predicting oilfield output, reducing the need for simplification of computer models.
Boston University has reached the 59th position on the TOP500 List of Supercomputing Sites with its new BlueGene/L unit, which will be used by approximately 500 researchers. The supercomputer's computational power will enable research in subnuclear physics, genetics, and space weather modeling.
Researchers envision future supercomputers with heterogeneous architectures, incorporating smaller CPUs, vectors, and FPGAs. Experts in computational science and mathematics will collaborate to develop software that optimizes performance on specific architectures.
Indiana University is one of nine institutions receiving grants totaling $150 million to support the TeraGrid Project, a national cyber-infrastructure for scientific research. Researchers have used the TeraGrid to study genomes, brain function, and disease diagnosis, among other areas.
The University of Chicago will oversee the world's largest open computer, storage and networking system, TeraGrid, which aims to enhance access for scientific and engineering research. The $48 million grant will support the integration of new resources and science gateways to reach a wider user base.
Researchers at the Beckman Institute found that aquaporin channels are narrower for water than glycerol, allowing only water to pass. This discovery could lead to new drug targets for treating diseases related to impaired aquaporin function.
RIT's new gravitySimulator supercomputer can simulate galaxy evolution with unprecedented precision, handling up to 4 million stars at once. The machine, one of only two in the world, achieves a top speed of 4 Teraflops, enabling researchers to study complex astrophysical phenomena.
The RIKEN-BNL QCDOC supercomputer will primarily be used for physics research, focusing on the properties of quark-gluon plasma and quantum chromodynamics. It will also be available for scientific projects in biology and materials science during 10% of its operating time.
A software suite will be developed to simulate and calculate chemical properties, enabling the control of complex chemical processes in Navy's all-electric ships. The partnership combines advances in molecular theories, computer algorithms, and supercomputing capabilities.
Researchers will model the behavior of individual atoms to gain a better understanding of stress corrosion cracking in metals. The goal is to prevent damage and create more corrosion-resistant materials, leading to safer structures and potentially even improved comfort for travelers.
The National Science Foundation has awarded $9.7 million to the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to install a Red Storm system from Cray, Inc., capable of approximately 10 teraflops. The system will enable researchers to explore high-performance computing capabilities and demonstrate its potential for various scientific applications.
Srinidhi Varadarajan designed a record-breaking, low-cost supercomputer that transformed the industry with its innovative use of off-the-shelf products. His work has opened doors to affordable high-performance computing for major research universities and enterprises.
The Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program awards supercomputer processor hours and data storage space to researchers. Successful proposals describe high-impact scientific research and demonstrate the ability to utilize the IBM SP supercomputer's 6,656 processors.
A team of researchers has received a $2 million NSF grant to create an advanced system that predicts wildfire behavior and progression. The system will use data from sensors, satellite monitoring, and mathematical theory to provide minute-by-minute predictions for firefighters.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have successfully designed better bacteria killers by modifying arylamide-based polymers inspired by frog skin. The modified polymers can disrupt bacterial cell membranes without harming human cells, making them a promising new approach to combat antibiotic resistance.
The UK's largest persistent grid computing system, GridPP2, will enable particle physicists to process vast amounts of data generated by the Large Hadron Collider. The system, worth £16 million, will be built over four years and consist of a network of interconnected computers.
A team of researchers demonstrated the use of Telescience to facilitate international biomedical research, showcasing an international consortium of users and globally-distributed resources. They successfully transferred data over IPv6 networks at speeds of over 1Gbit/second.
The Virginia Tech 'X' supercomputer boasts 10.28 teraflops performance, a remarkable feat considering its construction took just two months and $5.2 million price tag. This achievement ranks X as the third fastest globally, outperforming many high-end supercomputers
Researchers developed MVAPICH, a software that connects traditional supercomputing software with InfiniBand technology, enabling faster data flow. The innovation allows scientists to study climate change and other complex phenomena more efficiently.
Researchers at Virginia Tech and UTA develop software simulator for future wireless networks. The project involves six faculty members and 15 students.
The Tensor Contraction Engine (TCE) is a new software that automatically generates computer code for complex molecules, reducing the workload for researchers. By generating efficient parallel programs, TCE can save time and computational resources for projects in computational chemistry and physics.
PNNL's new supercomputer is the US' fastest operational unclassified system, featuring an 11.8T HP Integrity system with Intel Itanium2 processors running Linux. The machine will enable novel studies in atmospheric chemistry, systems biology, and materials science.
The collaboration between Rice University and IBM aims to improve the understanding of carbon nanotubes' mechanical, structural, and electronic properties. By utilizing the powerful CBEN supercomputer, researchers can tackle complex quantum mysteries and develop new algorithms for theoretical molecular science.
The tele-immersion system has been upgraded to process data in real-time, thanks to the use of a far-off supercomputing center. This allows participants to feel as if they're in each other's presence, regardless of distance. The new setup uses a large bank of digital cameras and polarized glasses to create a realistic experience.
The OptIPuter project, led by Cal-(IT)2 researchers, partners with Chiaro to deploy Enstara routing platform for high-performance networking and data analysis. The platform's innovative technologies reduce infrastructure costs and enhance packet processing efficiency.
Physicist Bryan Caron and his team have achieved a world record-breaking data transfer rate, equivalent to transferring a full compact disk in under eight seconds. The team created a dedicated 'light path' spanning 12,000 km, bypassing the public Internet to establish a new transatlantic superhighway for researchers.