Speakers at the SC12 conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, highlight the role of scientific research in continuing to drive and benefit from high performance computing. They argued that a strong voice for the continued advancement of technology is vital in ensuring evolving research and economic leadership.
Researchers in Edinburgh used graphical processor units to create the most realistic synthesizations of musical instruments so far. And once they'd done that, they started creating an entirely new class of 'virtual' instruments in order to design music that is unlike anything you've ever heard before.
