High Performance Computing : Science World Report

Dec 28, 2015 02:20 PM EST

New Metamaterial May Speed Up Computers in the Future

A new metamaterial may speed up computers in the future.

Dec 02, 2015 06:22 PM EST

How Heavy Elements are Created: Supercomputers Reveal the Workings of Physics

Scientists have received some new insights when it comes to the creation of heavy elements.

Aug 19, 2015 09:57 AM EDT

DNA Could Create the Computers of the Future

Most people know about quantum computers. But did you know that it might one day be possible to build computers from DNA?

Aug 19, 2015 09:41 AM EDT

Quantum Computing: How to Secure Internet Data for Future Quantum Computers

Scientists may already be working on a way to secure data for the quantum computers of the future.

Jun 14, 2014 05:51 AM EDT

New Computer Program Teaches Itself Everything about Anything

Scientists may have created a tool to help synthesize information on the Internet; they've made the first fully automated computer program that teaches everything to know about any visual concept.

Mar 21, 2014 09:56 PM EDT

Europe's Most Powerful Supercomputer Cleared for Users

Since the end of last year, Switzerland has boasted the most powerful supercomputer in Europe: "Piz Daint". As of today, it is officially cleared for research. For the approval, "early science" has already been conducted successfully on "Piz Daint" over the last few weeks.

Jan 09, 2014 02:58 PM EST

How the Open Science Grid helps U.S. Researchers Through the Power of Sharing

The sharing ecosystem for computing resources Open Science Grid (OSG) helps US researchers accomplish science, even without ‘owning’ any of the underlying computing resources.

Dec 24, 2013 09:45 AM EST

Computer Scientists Uncover New Approach to Maximize Networks' Bandwidth

Computer scientists are constantly searching for ways to squeeze more and more bandwidth from communications networks. Now, they may have succeeded. They've found a new approach to understanding a basic concept in graph theory that could ultimately coax as much bandwidth as possible from networks.

Sep 03, 2013 06:34 PM EDT

Psychopathy Research Ripe for Discovery With High-Throughput Computing

Modern day portrayals characterize psychopaths as one in a million – a bad apple in the bunch of humanity, but incident rates prove otherwise. Psychopathy affects nearly 20% of adult prison inmates in the US. For society at large, the costs of this single issue are between $200 and $400 billion do...

Aug 15, 2013 04:43 PM EDT

High-Throughput Computing and the Shape of DNA to Come

Could we inherit genetic behavioral changes without changes to our genetic code? Could epigenetic changes that lead to disease be reversed with a drug? Could manipulation of epigenetic processes in cells lead to new therapies?

Jul 29, 2013 02:38 PM EDT

Virtual Anti-Cancer Compound Screening Powered by High-Throughput Computing

Small molecule therapeutics, such as the anti-cancer drug Gleevec, work by binding to a specific protein in the body and modulating its function.

Jul 17, 2013 03:01 PM EDT

How to Unlock the Secrets of DNA With High-Throughput Computing

The binding power of DNA is well known – bases, bound into complementary pairs, are the building blocks of its double helix structure. Short sequences of DNA (15 to 40 base pairs in length) also chemically bond to small nanoparticles.