items tagged with Supercomputing
Chinook computer checkers champ now king forever
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-07-19 17:32:38
It took up to 200 computers working simultaneously since 1989, but computer scientists at the University of Alberta have solved the game of draughts, known in the US as checkers, meaning that humans no longer have any possibility of beating the program called Chinook.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-07-19 17:32:38
It took up to 200 computers working simultaneously since 1989, but computer scientists at the University of Alberta have solved the game of draughts, known in the US as checkers, meaning that humans no longer have any possibility of beating the program called Chinook.
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Nvidia turns GPU chips into hi-perf number crunchers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-06-21 02:12:37
Nvidia has leveraged its expertise in graphics processing units (GPUs) to produce a new range of 'personal supercomputers'.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-06-21 02:12:37
Nvidia has leveraged its expertise in graphics processing units (GPUs) to produce a new range of 'personal supercomputers'.
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Nvidia launches Tesla "personal supercomputing" GPU
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-06-20 22:17:15
Graphics chip maker Nvidia has launched a new high performance computing processor series based on its graphics processing unit (GPU) technology which the company claims will make parallel computing power more pervasive and affordable.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-06-20 22:17:15
Graphics chip maker Nvidia has launched a new high performance computing processor series based on its graphics processing unit (GPU) technology which the company claims will make parallel computing power more pervasive and affordable.
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Rubik’s Cube – solved in 26, or 17.7 moves?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-04 13:13:37
Although Northeaster University Computer Science Professor Gene Cooperman and grad student Dan Kunkle say they’ve made a breakthrough and can solve the Cube in 26 moves, free online software claims to do it in usually 17.7 moves.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-04 13:13:37
Although Northeaster University Computer Science Professor Gene Cooperman and grad student Dan Kunkle say they’ve made a breakthrough and can solve the Cube in 26 moves, free online software claims to do it in usually 17.7 moves.
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IBM and partners head to 32nm technology
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-05-23 18:18:39
IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Samsung Electronics, Infineon Technologies and Freescale Semiconductor have extended their semiconductor process development and manufacturing agreements to include 32nm CMOS process technologies.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-05-23 18:18:39
IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Samsung Electronics, Infineon Technologies and Freescale Semiconductor have extended their semiconductor process development and manufacturing agreements to include 32nm CMOS process technologies.
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Weather forecasting while you fly
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-05-09 15:31:14
The Boeing Company has filed a patent application so that aircraft could contain weather-sensing devices to collect real-time weather forecasting data as they fly around the world.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-05-09 15:31:14
The Boeing Company has filed a patent application so that aircraft could contain weather-sensing devices to collect real-time weather forecasting data as they fly around the world.
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New Theory: Light as a solid
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-05-08 10:35:18
University of Melbourne and University of Cambridge researchers have brought together optics and condensed matter to form a phase transition with “solid light”: thus, light behaving like a solid.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-05-08 10:35:18
University of Melbourne and University of Cambridge researchers have brought together optics and condensed matter to form a phase transition with “solid light”: thus, light behaving like a solid.
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IBM claims 3D chip advance
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-04-12 04:26:12
IBM has developed a new technique for chip manufacturing that allows components to be stacked vertically instead of solely being arranged side by side.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-04-12 04:26:12
IBM has developed a new technique for chip manufacturing that allows components to be stacked vertically instead of solely being arranged side by side.
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IBM's optical chip speeds data transfers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-03-26 20:46:35
IBM's announcement of a high-speed optical transceiver chip has more to do with building fast multiprocessor systems than downloading entertainment, at least in the short term.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-03-26 20:46:35
IBM's announcement of a high-speed optical transceiver chip has more to do with building fast multiprocessor systems than downloading entertainment, at least in the short term.
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PlayStation 3 storms Folding@Home leaderboard
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-03-25 22:23:02
The addition of a Folding@Home client to the latest PlayStation 3 firmware has delivered a major boost to the distributed computing project.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-03-25 22:23:02
The addition of a Folding@Home client to the latest PlayStation 3 firmware has delivered a major boost to the distributed computing project.
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International team solves E8: 248-dimensional math puzzle
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-20 08:20:23
E8 is a complex structure with 248 dimensions. It took 4 years of prep work by 18 mathematicians and computer scientists and 3 full days of computer time to solve a matrix with over 205 billion parts that contained 60 times more data than the Human Genome Project.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-20 08:20:23
E8 is a complex structure with 248 dimensions. It took 4 years of prep work by 18 mathematicians and computer scientists and 3 full days of computer time to solve a matrix with over 205 billion parts that contained 60 times more data than the Human Genome Project.
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PlayStation 3's science project: Folding@Home
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-03-15 15:44:46
PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to participate in Folding@Home, a distributed computing project from Stanford University that simulates the way proteins fold. Scientists hope the results will contribute to the prevention or cure of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-03-15 15:44:46
PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to participate in Folding@Home, a distributed computing project from Stanford University that simulates the way proteins fold. Scientists hope the results will contribute to the prevention or cure of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.
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IBM plans midmarket clusters
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-03-01 02:34:34
IBM has announced plans to drive high-performance computing (HPC) using clusters of servers into broader markets.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-03-01 02:34:34
IBM has announced plans to drive high-performance computing (HPC) using clusters of servers into broader markets.
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Supercomputer speeds understanding of new chip material
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-02-26 23:42:06
Computer simulations developed by IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory have cast light on the proposed use of hafnium dioxide in computer chips - a development that is expected to help increase chip density and performance.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-02-26 23:42:06
Computer simulations developed by IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory have cast light on the proposed use of hafnium dioxide in computer chips - a development that is expected to help increase chip density and performance.
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Surprise: Google discovers hard drives sturdier than expected
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-02-20 09:47:00
A report by three Google engineers discovers that hard drives can better withstand heat than first thought, that S.M.A.R.T. data from hard drives isn’t that useful and that overall magnetic hard disk technology is very good.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-02-20 09:47:00
A report by three Google engineers discovers that hard drives can better withstand heat than first thought, that S.M.A.R.T. data from hard drives isn’t that useful and that overall magnetic hard disk technology is very good.
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D-Wave delivers on quantum demo promise
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-02-13 19:56:01
Canadian startup D-Wave delivered on its promise to demonstrate its quantum computer this week.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-02-13 19:56:01
Canadian startup D-Wave delivered on its promise to demonstrate its quantum computer this week.
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Intel 80-core teraflop processor won’t be a flop
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-02-12 23:23:19
Remember the old megahertz and gigahertz wars? Now the future is multi-core processors, and Intel’s new 80-core prototype processor is a peek into the future of tomorrow – today.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-02-12 23:23:19
Remember the old megahertz and gigahertz wars? Now the future is multi-core processors, and Intel’s new 80-core prototype processor is a peek into the future of tomorrow – today.
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Canadians claim quantum computing breakthrough
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-02-11 18:29:21
Canadian company D-Wave Systems hopes to be the first to demonstrate a commercial quantum computer.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-02-11 18:29:21
Canadian company D-Wave Systems hopes to be the first to demonstrate a commercial quantum computer.
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