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August/September 2013

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Trials, tests and tribulations

1 August 2013

Kevin McNulty, director of product marketing for life sciences at Intralinks, explores the technology behind secure collaboration within the life sciences industry

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Taming turbulence

1 August 2013

Beth Harlen investigates why turbulence remains one of the great unsolved physics problems

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Pretty as a picture

1 August 2013

What is the impact of the graphical visualisation of data within scientific computing? Felix Grant investigates

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Where's the beef?

1 August 2013

With the food and drink industry hit by another scandal, Beth Harlen questions what informatics can do to prevent future occurrences

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Meeting demand

1 August 2013

Once the sole domain of researchers with access to large budgets, high-performance computing is coming to the masses. Beth Harlen reports

June/July 2013

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The rise of Hadoop

1 June 2013

Hadoop, an open source software project for distributed computing, is becoming synonymous with big data. Beth Harlen speaks to industry experts to find out why

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Keeping it cool

1 June 2013

As data centres come under increasing economic and environmental pressures, Beth Harlen explores the impact of the latest cooling solutions

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Free and easy?

1 June 2013

Gary Tyreman, CEO at Univa, reveals why users of open-source software crave the most support

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Advancing computing

1 June 2013

François Robin, Jean-Philippe Nominé and Torsten Wilde share PRACEs perspective on HPC cooling

April/May 2013

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The optimisation conundrum

1 April 2013

Carlo Poloni, president of Esteco and Engineering Professor at University of Trieste, argues in favour of optimisation

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Earth, wind and fire

1 April 2013

From natural disasters to natural resources, modelling and simulation software is improving knowledge, as Warren Clark discovers

February/March 2013

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The changing face of computational chemistry

1 February 2013

Chemistry software will be split between expert tools for computational chemists and 3D desktop modelling tools to support the work of medicinal chemists, says Dr Martin Slater, director of consulting at Cresset

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Body of evidence

1 February 2013

Beth Harlen presents two case studies exploring how modelling and simulation are changing the face of medical research

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The joy of text

1 February 2013

Teasing out valuable data from a sea of text is no mean feat, as Felix Grant discovers

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All part of the service

1 February 2013

The unique requirements of contract research organisations (CROs) demand the deployment of sophisticated informatics systems, as Beth Harlen discovers

December 2012/January 2013

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Finding the right solution

1 December 2012

When it comes to buying a LIMS, theres a right way and a wrong way. Autoscribes founder and CEO, John Boother, explains

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Powering the future

1 December 2012

Beth Harlen reports on the use of modelling and simulation tools in the design, development and testing of alternative energy technologies

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Going places

1 December 2012

From rocket testing to rapid transport systems, Felix Grant investigates statistics and data analysis in transport

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From farm to fork

1 December 2012

The depth and quality of testing within agriculture is vital for ensuring food safety. Three experts share their views of how informatics aids the process

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Connections changing in HPC

1 December 2012

At first we connected our computers with Ethernet. Then InfiniBand started to dominate in HPC. Now, with RDMA over Ethernet readily available, we are starting to see a shift back to Ethernet for many systems. Paul Schreier looks at the prospects

October/November 2012

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Hunting for the rare beast

1 October 2012

Recruiters at HPC facilities face a huge challenge due to the shortage of qualified applicants. They are turning to social media and increased support for academia, as Paul Schreier found out

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Cooling IT

1 October 2012

How do we tackle the problem of energy efficiency in HPC centres? Dr Giampietro Tecchiolli, Eurotech CTO, offers his thoughts

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Coming to a resolution

1 October 2012

The future of climate modelling is tied to the promise of exascale computing power. Three industry experts discuss the possibilities

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Modelling takes off

1 October 2012

Whether out of necessity brought on by mounting physical testing costs, or simply as a result of increased experience, aerospace is embracing simulation. Beth Harlen reports

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Fire, flood, pestilence and war

1 October 2012

Playing with complexity is part of the professional life of a statistician, and nowhere is this more evident than in ecology, as Felix Grant explains

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Tapping into laboratory computing

1 October 2012

The journey of water from reservoir to tap involves many tests. Siân Harris finds out why systems such as LIMS play an important role in environmental labs

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In the data centre

1 October 2012

What is the current data centre landscape like? Industry experts share their experience

August/September 2012

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On balance

1 August 2012

Multi-parameter optimisation (MPO) in drug discovery is an area thats had incredible uptake recently, says Matt Segall, Optibriums CEO. He explains why

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Refining the oil processes

1 August 2012

The petrochemical industry is big, efficient and never sleeps. Siân Harris finds out what role informatics plays in keeping this industry running

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Unobtrusive power

1 August 2012

Compute power means CPUs, CPUs mean heat and heat generally means noise. To quiet things down, developers of deskside HPC systems increasingly turn to liquid cooling, as Paul Schreier discovers

June/July 2012

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A blending of strengths

1 June 2012

With the adoption of new device technologies and widespread use of heterogeneous systems, the nature of HPC systems and even the definition of a server are changing. Paul Schreier explains

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Going through the process

1 June 2012

Mapping production processes is far from simple given the many aspects that need consideration. Industry professionals offer Beth Sharp their views

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Food safety first

1 June 2012

Facing mounting pressures to ensure full traceability, quality and regulatory compliance, food and drink companies turn to informatics. Beth Sharp investigates

April/May 2012

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At your service

1 April 2012

Self-service informatics solutions - are they really what theyre cracked up to be? Dr Stephen Gallagher, CEO at Dotmatics, shares his view

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Integrating for success

1 April 2012

Molecular modelling has become a staple tool of the pharmaceutical industry but it is at its most useful when combined with insight from the lab, writes Siân Harris

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In this case

1 April 2012

Felix Grant delves into the real-world application of statistical software

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Painting by numbers

1 April 2012

From Baroque painters to the aesthetics of environment, Felix Grant turns his attention to statistical analysis in the arts

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Tried and tested

1 April 2012

Beth Sharp explores the informatics landscape in pharmaceutical testing laboratories

February/March 2012

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