The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) has announced the formation of the OCP Future Technologies Initiative, a formal project to build a future-focused Community within OCP to serve as a platform to develop ideas and technologies three-to-five years into the future.
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Scientists calculate Juneau icefield melting with 2D, 3D glacier models
The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) has reported that thinning of Alaska’s Taku Glacier has increased from an average rate of a half meter to two meters per year over the past two decades
Researchers employ DOE supercomputers to better understand fusion reactor design
A team of researchers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are using Department of Energy supercomputers to advance our understanding of fusion energy.
Artificial intelligence deciphers genetic instructions
A German-American team of scientists have deciphered some of the more elusive instructions encoded in DNA with the help of artificial intelligence (AI)
Collaboration aims to advance additive manufacturing through machine learning
A partnership aims to integrate machine learning methods into Additive Manufacturing (AM) workflows to accelerate the development of reliable and repeatable processes
Open Orphan to begin world's first Covid-19 human challenge model
Open Orphan, a specialist pharmaceutical services clinical research organisation (CRO) has been approved to develop the world’s first Covid-19 human challenge model, which will take place in the UK.
Fujitsu partnership aims to solve problems related to Covid-19 with quantum-inspired technology
Fujitsu has announced a partnership with Entanglement to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of its Digital Annealer (DA), a quantum-inspired computing platform to address large scale logistical combinatorial optimisation challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute puts NEC supercomputer into operation
Researchers at the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) will be able to make use of a new supercomputing system for high-resolution climate modelling.
The new system will be used for climate research. For example, it will help to predict the future frequency and intensity of drought periods, and the change of extremity of weather phenomena like flash floods and strong winds.
Ferrari proves HUD concept can enhance racing safety
A collaboration between Ansys and Ferrari has driven innovation in heads-up displays (HUD) for use in elite racing
The University of Pisa bolsters its remote education and medical research projects using NVMe storage
The University of Pisa is using Dell EMC PowerStore, to accelerate its infrastructure modernisation efforts in the face of changing remote learning and research demands
HPC modelling tool uncovers NO2 pollution in Barcelona
Some 20 per cent of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations from vehicles in Barcelona are due to diesel cars and vans that largely exceed the European Union legal emission limits
Dotmatics collaboration to provide a single software interface for lab digitalisation
Dotmatics, a scientific informatics software and services company has announced a partnership with HighRes Biosolutions (HighRes), that will enable scientists to plan experiments and run instruments from the ELN
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