Robert Roe considers the human challenges that must be overcome if IBMs new neurosynaptic computing paradigm is to be successful
The parallelisation of engineering software has taken a step forward with the release of electromagnetic design software from Cobham Technical Services specifically configured to use the shared memory architecture of multi-core processors.
Robert Roe reports on Elastic Storage, a scalable, high-performance data and file management solution developed by IBM in collaboration with researchers operating the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) in Germany
The growing importance of high-performance computing (HPC) to modelling and engineering was highlighted this week by the award of a $1 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE)
In his final report from the European Altair Technology Conference (EATC), Robert Roe discusses the aeronautical industrys role in developing simulation technology
New software tools will help improve collaboration between engineers and thus foster innovation and overcome constraints
In his third report from the European Altair Technology Conference (EATC), Robert Roe learns how software is being used to encourage young engineers
In his second report from the European Altair Technology Conference (EATC), Robert Roe discovers the value of simulation-driven design to manufacturers in the automotive industry.
In the first of a series of reports from the Altair European Technology Conference 2014, Robert Roe discovers how ESAComp software is being used to design the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, due for launch in 2017
The not-for-profit Open PHACTS Foundation (OPF) has announced its first three members - GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen and Roche. These new members will steer the future of the successor organisation to the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)- funded Open PHACTS project
Elsevier and ExactCure recently announced a collaboration to develop and offer to hospitals – without charge – drug-specific exposure models for 20 already approved medicines that are being tested as potential treatments for Covid-19.
With the world’s focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, LIMS providers are working to develop solutions tailored to assist in the testing and management of virus samples.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) have released an open source drug discovery platform, VirtualFlow, that harnesses supercomputing power to screen potentially billions of small organic compound structures in parallel, in the hunt for promising new drug molecules.
When designing a component or system, where do you start? In days gone by, designers would literally go back to the drawing board, using their experience and expertise to develop a new concept.
Effective utilisation of computing tools is critical to both AI and HPC research, with recent projects in both fields highlighting the scientific benefit of carefully managing resources.
Advances in computer vision combined with AI computing are helping pathologists to more accurately identify subtypes of cancer - leading to better treatments for patients, explains Dan Ruderman.
