No. 1 Story
Construction needs cloud flexibility
Australia’s embattled construction sector could benefit from cloud based information systems that can be switched on and off in lockstep with individual projects – with the exception of those organisations based in remote areas like the Kimberleys.
read moreDo we live in a donut-shaped universe?
William Atkins
Thursday, 24 February 2011 23:49
An American theoretical physicist is running complex computer simulations as to the shape of the universe. So far he thinks a torus could be a likely shape. We could be living inside a doughnut (hopefully with those little sprinkles on top).
Because he has to use so many calculations, Aslanyan is using the Open Science Grid (OSG), along with data from the NASA Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP).
The OSG is a worldwide grid of technological computing resources operated by the Open Science Grid Consortium, a group of universities, computing centers, and national laboratories across the United States.
The WMAP was launched on June 30, 2001, and during its mission the WMAP measured the differences in temperature of the left-over radiant heat of the Big Bang, what is called cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation.
The CMB radiation is thermal radiation that nearly fills the universe. The microwave region has the strongest signature.
And, CMB radiation is a key ingredient in proving that the Big Bang actually happened.
Page two continues with more on Aslanyan's work.
You think you have a disaster recovery plan?
Think again. Most businesses only have PART of a DR plan - and this spells business disaster in the event of an IT disaster.
Download The Seven Sins of Disaster Recovery White Paper now and find out how you can prevent this happening to you.
