Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) identified 77 small-molecule drug compounds that warrant further study in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus
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UK to sequence whole coronavirus genome
The Government and the UK’s Chief Scientific Adviser have backed plans to map how COVID-19 spreads and behaves using whole-genome sequencing
Cloud providers rally against COVID-19
Cloud companies are offering tools, services and funding initiatives to help scientists and researchers combat the growing pandemic.
Covid-19; a message to our readers and commercial partners
We are still open for business! As of today, everyone at Europa Science – publisher of Scientific Computing World – has been advised to work at home as a precaution against the potential effects of Covid-19.
Micron acquires startup from Purdue
FWDNXT, a software and hardware startup that spun out of Purdue, was acquired in October by Micron Technology
Laboratory conferences postponed due to COVID-19
Two European laboratory conferences have been postponed this week due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19
El Capitan supercomputer at LLNL to break 2 exaflops barrier
AMD in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and HPE, has announced that El Capitan, the upcoming exascale class supercomputer at LLNL, will deliver more than 2 exaflops of double-precision performance.
New journal focuses on discoveries in plant science
A new open access journal from Cambridge University Press will provide an interdisciplinary forum for high-quality research on discoveries and predictions in plant science
Certara acquires simulation platform for neurodegenerative diseases
Certara has announced that it has acquired a range of modelling and simulation technology assets from In Silico Biosciences
The Pistoia Alliance’s UDM project reaches milestone
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences R&D, has released the latest Unified Data Model (UDM)
Swansea university launches £35 million engineering research centre
Students and researchers at Swansea University will benefit from a newly opened research centre designed to provide an environment for fundamental and applied research through academia-industry partnerships
SoftInWay partners with Siemens
SoftInWay a provider of turbomachinery design and analysis software partnered with Siemens to expand its software portfolio
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