March 2011
Galaxy and gluons
Physicists looking for patterns in the cosmos face a huge challenge in data handling and analysis.
Author Archives: Bill Cannon
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.
December 2010
Super shakeup
The Southern California Earthquake Center uses the nation’s largest supercomputers to predict damage when the Big One hits.
July 2010
Watching the detectors
Mathematicians are on the trail of illicit radioactive materials.
April 2010
Strength in numbers
Without applied mathematicians, skills for translating the world into numbers, scientific computing and simulation would be stuck in the past.
March 2010
Early risers
January 2010
Like clockwork
Using genetic engineering and computer modeling, researchers have built a genetic clock, in which bacteria use chemical signals to generate synchronized waves of activity.
November 2009
Slick solution
Computer models get a grip on a soapy subject.