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22 August 2012

How to grow a universe – just add a supercomputer

Scientists using Harvard's Odyssey high-performance supercomputer have created the most realistic simulation of cosmic evolution to date.                 

 

                                               

Andrew Purcell
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Predicting how climate and politics affect stability in Africa

A new online mapping tool, developed by the Climate Change and African Political Stability program, integrates climate, conflict, and aid data to predict future stability.

Diego Joaquin Cruz Ramirez
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Making mega data centers more durable

Researchers in China have come up with a blueprint for restructuring mega data centres to boost performance by reducing the impact of hardware failures

Andrew Purcell
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CERN and the grid: how to handle big data
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Olympic sprinter gains speed with simulations

With all the world record-breaking performances this summer, at the London 2012 Olympic Games, some athletes used computer simulations to give themselves the competitive edge.

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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...

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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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