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4 December 2013

High-performance computing clears up big bang chemical conundrum

For roughly two decades, scientists have struggled to understand the ratio of lithium isotopes found within the bellies of the oldest stars in the universe. Now, with the aid of high-performance computing, an international group of researchers has put this cosmic problem to rest.

 

 

Adrian Giordani
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Unusual supercomputer design poised to make climate change forecasts more accurate

Forecasting climate change is no easy feat. Scientists use climate models, but accuracy can be a huge challenge. Read about how researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California, US, designed an unconventional supercomputer that could result in more accurate climate models.

Amanda Aubuchon
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Shedding light on dark matter
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UAPB welcomes Apollo supercomputer to campus

For many students at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), US, the name Apollo conjures images from the US moon landing, the Apollo Theater, and mythological gods. For a new generation of supercomputer users, the name Apollo may just conjure up a whole new world.

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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!

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