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24 October 2012

The race to net-energy-gain fusion
Who will get there first?

The latest computer simulations show that nuclear fusion reactions which produce more power than is put in are just around the corner - but recent experiments have called into question the accuracy of these computer models.

 

 

Adrian Giordani
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Latest tech helps unravel garden variety mutants

Researchers are using the latest next-gen sequencing and a supercomputer to analyze unusual Geranium genomes, which are natural mutants, evolving many times faster than their plant peers. This could impact research on genetically-modified foods.

Aaron Dubrow
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Interview with Steven Newhouse

At the end of last month's EGI Technical Forum 2012, we caught up with EGI director Steven Newhouse to get his take on the week's highlights, as well as the challenges for the year ahead.

Andrew Purcell
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Visual
Modeling the arteries of the land
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Spotlight
Exploring models with Crazy Coconut

Meet 'Crazy Coconut', the newest version of OpenMOLE, a generic workflow engine which is helping spare computers get put to use improving simulation models.

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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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