Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has announced that it is teaming up with 3CR Bioscience (3CR) to widen access to quality custom solutions for genotyping screening
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IDBS E-WorkBook chosen by Solvay for digital transformation
24 June 2019
IDBS’ E-WorkBook has been implemented by Solvay, an advanced materials and speciality chemicals company, as part of a digital transformation project that has removed paper-based processes across the organisation
All TOP500 systems deliver a petaflop for the first time
20 June 2019
The 53rd edition of the TOP500 marks a milestone in the 26-year history of the list
University of Bradford supercomputer transforms heritage preservation
13 June 2019
Researchers at the University of Bradford, including the university's Archaeology department, are benefitting from the University’s first high performance computing (HPC) system
ANSYS and BMW collaborate on autonomous driving tools
11 June 2019
ANSYS and BMW have announced plans to create the first holistic simulation toolchain for developing autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies
MareNostrum to host experimental European supercomputing technology
10 June 2019
The European Supercomputer MareNostrum 5, from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC) will incorporate an experimental platform aimed at developing new technologies for the future generation of supercomputers
Research from the Hartree Centre and IBM research aims to tackle hospital superbugs
06 June 2019
Hospital superbugs such as MRSA or E.coli could soon be under attack from a new generation of drugs designed with the help of advanced computing technologies from the STFC and IBM Research
DOE program aims to overcome challenges in fusion energy development
05 June 2019
The Department of Energy has established the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy program (INFUSE), to encourage private-public research partnerships for overcoming challenges in fusion energy development.
European Processor Initiative announces first designs
04 June 2019
The European Processor Initiative (EPI), a crucial element of the European Exascale strategy, has delivered its first architectural design to the European Commission
AI Start-up Monolith AI raises £1.9M investment for engineering AI assistant
03 June 2019
Technology start-up Monolith AI has raised £1.9 million in investment funding in support of its AI platform which is designed to help accelerate the engineering design process
NCSA’S GPU hackathon now accepting applications
29 May 2019
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at Illinois has announced that team applications for the NCSA Blue Waters GPU Hackathon are now open
GCS supports German university teams in ISC19 Student Cluster Competition
28 May 2019
The Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS) has announced that it is sponsoring the two German student teams participating in the Student Cluster Competition (SCC) at the upcoming International Supercomputing Conference (ISC19)
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As not only the HPC industry but the larger computing ecosystem tries to overcome the slowdown and eventual end of transistor scaling described by Moore’s Law, scientists and researchers are implementing programmes that will define the technologies and new materials needed to supplement, or repla
Architectural specialisation is one option to continue to improve performance beyond the limits imposed by the slow down in Moore’s Law.
As the complexity of both HPC hardware and the challenges that scientists are trying to solve using HPC systems increases, ensuring a system is utilised efficiently is necessary to deliver a computing service with value for money and a high research output.
With data rates increasing and more complex challenges arising in life sciences, Panasas’ Jim Donovan and Dale Brantly discuss the benefits of using HPC for these workloads