June/July 2008
100TH ISSUE
After 100 issues and 14 years - anything new?
Scientific Computing World is celebrating 100 issues this month - and that represents 14 years of review and analysis of software for scientists and engineers.
PROFILE
Going with the flow
Peter Coveney, honorary professor of computer science, University College London
DATA MANAGEMENT: FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Quality control is food and drink for LIMS
Clare Sansom explores some recent applications of LIMS in the food and beverage industry
DATA MANAGEMENT: BIOBANKING
Biosample storage
Paul Schreier examines which functions are being added to LIMS to make them suitable for biobanking and points to several reference projects.
DATA ANALYSIS: MEDICINE
Doctor, doctor, I think I’m a computer...
Felix Grant takes the temperature of the medical sector from a scientific computing perspective
MODELLING/ENGINEERING: CAD
New dimensions in printing
3D printers are becoming more affordable and are breaking into new application areas. However, as Paul Schreier reports, we’re not yet at the point where files are as easy to print as with document printers – software for fixing and preparing files for rapid prototyping is still required
HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
Scientific supercomputing in Germany
Gemma Simpson assesses the market for high-performance computing in Germany, with a look at HPC centres and the scientific projects placed there
COMPANY PROFILE
In profile: National Instruments
In 1976, three talented entrepreneurs seeded the 'measurement revolution' by launching a little-known startup named National Instruments.
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