June 2011
Passing it on
A message passing interface chameleon brings an ever-expanding list of parallel capabilities to nearly any computer.
May 2011
Sun-power seed
Scientists studying the complex, blindingly fast reactions behind fusion energy are clamoring for more powerful machines.
May 2011
Scaling up for security
Bigger computers will boost science to help secure the nation.
March 2011
Pinpointing proteins
A PNNL team’s method ratchets up accuracy to identify peptides.
March 2011
Simulating Life
Simulating biology from the subcellular to the whole human will require a big-picture view made possible only through exascale computing.
March 2011
Fiber into fuel
Computational models search for economical ways to convert lignocellulose, the woody material in plant stems and leaves, into ethanol fuel.
March 2011
Galaxy and gluons
Physicists looking for patterns in the cosmos face a huge challenge in data handling and analysis.
February 2011
Physics to the max
Mysteries of phenomena both minuscule and magnificent await supercomputing muscle.
February 2011
A need for speed
Over the next decade, scientists will require computers that can operate at exaflops speeds, a thousand times faster than today’s best supercomputers.
January 2011
Dynamic adaptations
A University of Colorado researcher has modeled blood, wind and other flowing fluids by adapting computational grids to areas where they’re needed most.