Aug 15, 2012 |
Supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory produce some of the world’s largest scientific datasets, many of which are related to climate change research. In this interview, Galen Shipman, data-systems architect for ORNL’s Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate and the person who oversees data management at the OLCF, discusses strategies for coping with the “3 Vs” of big data: variety, velocity, and volume.
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Aug 21, 2012 |
A clever molecular dynamics algorithm and GPU computing delivers HPC to the desktop
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Aug 14, 2012 |
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Rodent vocalizations could be linked to speech disorders in humans.
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Aug 22, 2012 |
Appro is listed as number four on the TOP500 list based on total systems deployed, and has 20 entries on the Green500 list.
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Aug 21, 2012 |
Netlist has announced its 32GB HyperCloud HyperCloud HCDIMM modules have received qualification for IBM System x3650 M4 servers. The modules have a capacity of 32GB, supplying up to 768GB of system memory on the servers.
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Aug 17, 2012 |
Scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics along with members of the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies have generated a simulation depicting the evolution of the universe. The project was performed on Harvard's 1024-core Odyssey cluster.
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Aug 16, 2012 |
Fujitsu has announced that it will supply a supercomputer to the University of Tokyo. The system, which is set to go online next spring, is a 384-node PRIME FX10 machine with theoretical performance of 90.8 teraflops.
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Aug 15, 2012 |
Cray announced that its next-generation supercomputer code-named "Cascade" will be available with NVIDIA Tesla GPUs based on the next-generation NVIDIA Kepler GPU computing architecture.
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Multicore chipmaker Adapteva is sampling its 4th-generation multicore processor, known as Epiphany-IV. The 64-core chip delivers a peak performance of 100 gigaflops and draws just two watts of power, yielding a stunning 50 gigaflops/watt. The engineering samples were manufactured by GLOBALFOUNDRIES on its latest 28nm process technology.
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Solid state storage specialist Nimbus Data Systems has unveiled its third-generation flash memory array, setting new benchmarks on resiliency, performance, and capacity. The new product, known as Gemini, offers up to 48 TB of capacity and over 1 million IOPS per 2U box. And despite moving to the less expensive and less reliable consumer-grade MLC flash, Nimbus has managed to double the endurance of its storage arrays.
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In a recent report in Real World Technologies, chip guru David Kanter dissects the new 64-bit ARM design and what it might mean to the IT landscape. His take on the architecture is almost uniformly positive, noting that not only did the designers manage to develop an elegant instruction set that was backwardly compatible with the existing ISA, but they also took the extra step to jettison a few of the poorly designed features of the 32-bit architecture.
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Aug 23, 2012 |
Researchers develop computer simulation that knits fabrics one stitch at a time.
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Aug 23, 2012 |
Hyper-Q feature designed to make MPI run faster than ever before.
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Aug 21, 2012 |
A clever molecular dynamics algorithm and GPU computing delivers HPC to the desktop
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Aug 14, 2012 |
Rodent vocalizations could be linked to speech disorders in humans.
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Aug 13, 2012 |
Free compiler allows Java developers to target GPU accelerators.
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