Scientific Computing World

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Pekka Manninen

Catalysing, enabling and supporting computational science

Pekka Manninen, director of the Lumi supercomputer in Finland, describes how the facility supports everything from cosmology to biochemistry and humanities

FInland, Interview

Webcast

Live Webcast: CDS Built for the Lab - Driving Ease of Use

Join us for this free webinar to discover the latest release of Thermo Scientific Chromeleon CDS, bringing new capabilities to every laboratory.

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News story

Ethics ‘the new frontier for technology’

Better understanding required of how AI will transform society, says UKRI report

Artificial intelligence, ethics

News

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Quantum

D-Wave and Jülich launch first In-Region commercial quantum computer for European access

18 January 2022

Today in Jülich, Germany, D-Wave Systems announced the launch of the first Leap quantum cloud-based system outside North America at Forschungszentrum Jülich Supercomputing Centre

News

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Insightful Science Acquires Omiq

18 January 2022

Insightful Science, a software company enabling the Cloud for Scientific Discovery has announced that it has acquired Omiq

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Cooling

Planet First backs cooling tank technology that cuts down data centre climate impact

18 January 2022

Sustainable investor Planet First has become a significant investor in Submer, a growth stage company solving an emerging environmental threat – high energy consumption in data centres

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microbiome analysis

Eagle Genomics announce a strategic partnership to accelerate microbiome analysis using AI

13 January 2022

Eagle Genomics and the Quadram Institute, an institute creating new interfaces between food science, gut biology, and human health, have announced a new partnership committed to promoting the understanding of microbiome science.

Analysis & opinion

Pekka Manninen

FInland

Catalysing, enabling and supporting computational science

13 January 2022

Pekka Manninen, director of the Lumi supercomputer in Finland, describes how the facility supports everything from cosmology to biochemistry and humanities

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Exascale ambitions

15 December 2021

Simon McIntosh-Smith discusses the role of the ExCALIBUR project in ensuring that UK research is at the forefront of HPC

Analysis & opinion

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Cloud

Advancing laboratory thinking with cloud technologies

11 November 2021

Thermo Fisher’s James Pena gives his thoughts on how scientists can advance their research goals through the implementation of cloud technology in the laboratory

An ion trap device
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Quantum

Why it’s time to get quantum ready

02 September 2021

Gemma Church explains how quantum computers will transform the world of science and engineering - but only if we can reach the million-qubit scale

SEMANTIC ENRICHMENT

Back to the future

21 July 2021

Phil Gooch looks back at the history of semantic enrichment, and how it will be used going forward

Features

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Cloud

Supporting science with HPC

13 September 2021

As the number of applications and potential user groups for HPC continues to expand supporting domain expert scientists use and access of HPC resources is increasingly important

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A digital journey

10 September 2021

Determining the best approach to a digital transformation effort can be a confusing and complex task for most organisations, suggests Dave Dorsett, principal software architect at information technology consultancy, Astrix

Features

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AI

An AI revolution

10 September 2021

The confluence of data, compute power and advances in the design of algorithms for AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning) are driving new approaches in the laboratory

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Exascale

Exascale ambitions

08 September 2021

Fugaku is the fastest supercomputer in the world as of 2021, developed with both performance and generality in mind with the ‘applications first’ philosophy. The supercomputer has been developed and meticulously planned over 10 years to codesign both hardware and software to make the most efficient use of the resources available.

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Cosmology

Visualising the future

26 August 2021

Gemma Church examines the different ways visualisation is used to improve everything from Cosmology to cardiovascular surgery

Resources

Live Webcast: CDS Built for the Lab - Driving Ease of Use

Join us for this free webinar to discover the latest release of Thermo Scientific Chromeleon CDS, bringing new capabilities to every laboratory.

On Demand Webinar: Developing a strategy for digital transformation

In this webcast, laboratory informatics experts will give insight on how an organisation can develop a strategy for digital transformation based on an organisation's individual requirements and end goals

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Quantum

On Demand Webinar: The Scientific Impact of Quantum Computing

The rise in applications for quantum computing is driving new methods and approaches to solve scientific challenges. In this webcast, computing technology providers and quantum researchers will discuss the applications for quantum computing and the potential impact this will have on scientists and their research.

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Press releases

FreeLIMS' empowers labs to better manage data and enhance...

06 January 2022

FreeLIMS.org has announced the release of a new version of its free, secure, configurable, in the cloud LIMS - FreeLIMS

Rodolphe Belmer takes office as new CEO of Atos

04 January 2022

Atos has announced that Rodolphe Belmer has assumed office as the organisations new Chief Executive Officer. Last October, Mr Belmer was co-opted as Board Member and nominated by the Atos Board of Directors to lead the Group’s transformation.

Formedix launches community forum to support clinical trial...

09 December 2021

Formedix, a provider of clinical trial software solutions, announces the launch of the Formedix ryze Community, to provide their customers with a location to collaborate, expand their knowledge and share information