Adrian Giordani

Interim European Editor

Adrian Giordani is the Interim European Editor of iSGTW, based at CERN, in Geneva. He has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in software system and a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in science communication.

Recent articles by this author:

‘One-stop shop’ saves time & money for life sciences May 2, 2012 - 9:06am

A new project connects life science researchers with software developers, enabling faster and more accurate computations to be done.
Gamma rays, gravity waves, and galactic GPS April 25, 2012 - 7:55am

The Einstein@Home volunteer computing project has enabled the public to discover 27 new stars. When someone finds a new pulsar, not only do they enter the history books, they also get a personal email or even a signed-for-letter from project leader...

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Is open hardware creating a more open world? April 25, 2012 - 7:55am

Today's open-source hardware movement empowers poor rural communities to communicate freely over Wi-Fi, helps researchers independently measure the speed of neutrinos, and creates new business markets by allowing entrepreneurs to get involved...
Computing and cone snail creates new painkiller April 18, 2012 - 9:01am

The toxic venom of the underwater cone snail Conus consors may soon prove to be the therapeutic answer for human sufferers of a debilitating and incurable neurological disorder called dystonia. The latest structural biology techniques and the grid are...
The smallest music in the universe April 11, 2012 - 8:31am

Positrons make no sound. But with a little help from the grid, music composer Domenico Vicinanza is giving positrons a voice to lift in song.
Does computation threaten the scientific method? March 28, 2012 - 9:46am

Bug-free code is an impossibility. So, how can researchers know when the bugs in their code are minor, with no real impact, or show-stoppers that completely change the entire result?

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A big cloud for big science March 7, 2012 - 8:54am

Helix Nebula - the Science Cloud is a new European collaboration to provide computing platforms to propel science. As a result, research should be faster and cheaper to perform, such as setting up an earthquake analysis system in a day instead of a...

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Seven innovative ways to cool a scientific computer February 29, 2012 - 9:11am

As computer chips get smaller and faster, they’re getting hotter and hotter. Typically, almost 40% of a data center’s electricity bill is because of its cooling equipment. To help reach the exaflop barrier and beyond, some data centers...
Placing a price-tag on e-infrastructure February 15, 2012 - 9:35am

As funders consider how to best invest in the future of e-infrastructure, a number of questions arise: How much does e-infrastructure cost? How much impact does it have, and are funders getting value for their money? A number of projects are working to...
Data mining chemical patents February 8, 2012 - 10:18am

A great deal of information is embedded within the chemical research literature - information that could be invaluable in efforts to synthesize drugs. Now, a team of German researchers are developing software that could help to make that process more...

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