August/September 2009

Stephen Mounsey finds out about the computing power behind some of the world's most ambitious scientific projects

Greg Blackman looks at the role LIMS, as well as data management software as a whole, plays in putting food on our plates

Felix Grant explores the role of statistical analysis in the field of invention

HPC system architects are increasingly turning to alternative interconnects such as InfiniBand to replace Ethernet in many situations. Paul Schreier examines what is driving this trend

Bruce Klimpke, technical director of Integrated Engineering Software, looks at 25 years of simulation software

Saving untold hours in the laboratory, molecular modelling software allows researchers to determine how to make useful changes to existing substances or make new ones. Paul Schreier takes a glimpse of the tools and techniques researchers are using to find the molecules that will bring us improved drugs and materials