10 September 2014

Using HPC to explore competitive balance

The financial services and medical insurance industries in the US account for 6-8% (more than a trillion dollars) of the gross domestic product annually, according to the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis. Read about XSEDE-supported research that considers unobservable market phenomena and how both industries could be improved.

Scott Gibson

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Grid computing aids study into post-traumatic stress among Afghanistan war veterans

The latest European Grid Infrastructure case study describes how researchers in The Netherlands have used the e-BioInfra Gateway to analyze brain scans from NATO soldiers deployed to Afghanistan. The team discovered that combat stress impairs cognition by affecting the midbrain and its link with the prefrontal cortex. While this effect was found to be largely reversible, it is thought that it could have an impact on the soldiers’ future social and cognitive functions.

Sara Coelho

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Celebrating 10 years of Open Street Map

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Spotlight

VERIFI advances combustion engine research

According to US Department of Energy estimates, by 2040 around 90% of new cars sold will still employ combustion engines. Read about VERIFI (Virtual Engine Research Institute and Fuels Initiative), the first environment to offer high-fidelity, 3D, end-to-end combustion engine simulation and visualization tools.

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Los Alamos computer simulation improves offshore drill rig safety

Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory used supercomputers to model ocean vortexes and their effect on floating oil rigs. Their work has won industry awards — increasing safety and reducing potential harm to deep sea environments….

Nancy Ambrosiano

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From the early days of grid computing to the era of ‘big science’

As iSGTW celebrates its 10th anniversary, Katie Yurkewicz, the publication’s first editor, looks back at the challenges of establishing an e-newsletter to support the fledgling grid-computing community and highlights how the…

Katie Yurkewicz

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A decade of iSGTW!

This issue marks the 10th anniversary of iSGTW. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our readers and all those who have contributed to the publication over the last decade.

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Magnifying the life of things with a smartphone microscope

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