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Supercomputing model to map tectonic plates
Researchers from the University’s Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences have developed a revolutionary supercomputing model that will be used to study Earth’s tectonic plates. Prior to this project, plate tectonics could not easily be studied on a global scale because computers were unable to process the large amounts of data involved. “It will change how people think in the field ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:02:56 -0700

NVIDIA Optimus and 3D Vision Notebooks Featuring New GeForce 400M Series GPUs Arrive for the Holidays
Six of Seven Top Vendors Now Shipping NVIDIA Optimus Notebooks

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:15:29 -0700

Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology to Upgrade Its Cray XT6m System to a Cray XE6 Supercomputer
SEATTLE, WA and STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. ( NASDAQ : CRAY ) today announced that Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology (KTH: Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan) has signed a contract to upgrade its recently acquired Cray XT6m system to a new Cray XE6 supercomputer. KTH's PDC Center for High Performance Computing will use the more than 300 ...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:06:56 -0700

Cyberinfrastructure Expert James Myers to Lead the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations at Rensselaer ...
James Myers, who currently serves as associate director for cyberenvironments at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois, has been selected by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to lead the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI) at Rensselaer.

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:41:18 -0700

NVIDIA Announces Upcoming Events With the Financial Community
SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - NVIDIA today announced that it will participate in the following financial conferences:

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:09:31 -0700