Supercomputer : Science World Report

Nov 25, 2013 06:49 PM EST

World's Most Efficient Petaflop Supercomputer 'Piz Daint' Installed in Switzerland

It’s a fact: Switzerland's Piz Daint is the fastest supercomputer in Europe. What’s more, it has now been named the greenest petaflop computer in the world at SC13 in Denver, Colorado (USA).

Nov 22, 2013 04:02 PM EST

Simulating The Human Brain: A Recurrent Network of Networks

Scientists from across the globe met in Switzerland last month for the launch of the Human Brain Project. Billed as the world’s most ambitious neurosciencfle project, it seeks to develop methods that will enable a deep understanding of how the human brain operates.

Nov 20, 2013 11:37 PM EST

Quantum Leap in Superconductor Simulation Achieved

Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed an algorithm that simulates high-temperature superconductivity much faster.

Nov 20, 2013 02:20 PM EST

Supercomputers VS High-Frequency Trading: Analysis Leads to New Regulatory Law

With the advent of high-frequency trading, traders can use superfast computers – essentially supercomputers of their own – to compete in the market, taking advantage of brief price differences to clean up on profit.

Nov 15, 2013 06:02 PM EST

Supercomputing Record With Bubble Collapse Simulation

A new world record for flow simulations: A team of scientist led by ETH Zurich simulated cloud cavitation collapse and achieved unprecedented resolution and computing performance.

Nov 04, 2013 03:25 PM EST

Human Resistance to AIDS Decrypted With Help of Supercomputer

Do our genes hold the key to future AIDS therapies? Using a supercomputer, scientists analyzed the genomes of thousands of strains of the HIV virus and have produced the first map of human AIDS resistance.

Oct 31, 2013 03:52 PM EDT

Supercomputing the Transition from Ordinary to Extraordinary Forms of Matter

Calculations plus experimental data help map nuclear phase diagram, offering insight into transition that mimics formation of visible matter in universe today

Oct 22, 2013 03:45 PM EDT

3D Tectonic Modeling on Supercomputer Answers Old Geology Question

Scientists are exploring 3D tectonic modeling and pushing the limits of high-performance computing.

Oct 17, 2013 01:55 PM EDT

Simulation of Earth’s Liquid Core Reveals Mystery of Magnetic Field Dynamic

For 300 years we have known that the Earth’s magnetic field moves gradually westward. Computer simulations on the Swiss super-computer “Monte Rosa” by researchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Leeds explain why this happens.

Sep 25, 2013 11:12 PM EDT

Scientists Start to Simulate Whole Galaxies and the Universe With Supercomputers

The universe is a vast and mysterious place, but we are beginning to understand it better thanks to some powerful technology. Scientists around the world are using supercomputers to simulate how the big bang led to the formation of galaxies, such as our own Milky Way.

Sep 18, 2013 04:39 PM EDT

Supercool Simulation With Supercomputer in the Name of Icephobic Research

Not only does icephobic research have the potential to improve everyday products like ice cream scoops, car windshields, and metal roofs, but it will also have a broad impact across industry (for example, in studying ice buildup on turbine blades, airplanes, and oil and gas rigs).

Sep 11, 2013 01:59 PM EDT

Swiss Supercomputer Boosted to Petaflop Speed With Graphic Processors

With “Piz Daint” the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) is putting a new supercomputer system in operation that will provide the necessary compute performance and consume less power. This is made possible by a novel hybrid computer system which makes use of sophisticated graphics proces...