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Rocky Mountain Supercomputer to hit 450 teraflops per second

U. of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State U to collaborate on Xeon, Xeon Phi behemoth Colorado researchers will gain access to a new supercomputer that is 3x faster and twice as energy efficient as its predecessor. In this report from Slashdot Media Contributing Editor Wylie Wong, read how Dell, the two …

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Study Uses Supercomputer to Understand Why Vision Worsens As We Age

Research aims to help an aging population maintain good eyesight Analyzing thousands of genes in fruit flies with the help of a Xeon-based supercomputer, a Purdue researcher is seeking a way to turn back the clock on aging eyes, according to this report from Slashdot Media Contributing Editor Wylie Wong. …

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Rocky Mountain Supercomputer to hit 450 teraflops per second

U. of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State U to collaborate on Xeon, Xeon Phi behemoth Colorado researchers will gain access to a new supercomputer that is 3x faster and twice as energy efficient as its predecessor. In this report from Slashdot Media Contributing Editor Wylie Wong, read how Dell, the two …

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Study Uses Supercomputer to Understand Why Vision Worsens As We Age

Research aims to help an aging population maintain good eyesight Analyzing thousands of genes in fruit flies with the help of a Xeon-based supercomputer, a Purdue researcher is seeking a way to turn back the clock on aging eyes, according to this report from Slashdot Media Contributing Editor Wylie Wong. …

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Supercomputer Battles Post-Childbirth Complications

Xeon-Powered Dell supercomputer aids in design of new medical devices New mothers suffering from post-partum urinary incontinence will benefit from a new mesh implant designed with the help of the Dell built and Intel Xeon-powered Pearcey cluster, reports Slashdot Media Contributing Editor Wylie Wong Australian researchers are taking advantage of …

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New Intel Python Distribution Offers Substantial Performance Boost

Tech Preview leverages Intel Math Kernel Library, is free for download online. Python 2.7 and 3.5 users can expect from 2x to 90x+ increase in execution speed with the new Intel Distribution for Python, according to this brief by Slashdot Media Contributing Editor Wylie Wong Intel has introduced a beta …

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Supercomputers Simulate 5D Black Holes That “Break” General Relativity

Models demonstrate possibility of “naked” singularities that could unravel much of Einstein’s theory Cambridge and Queen Mary U. researchers have used a Xeon-based supercomputer to simulate 5-dimensional black holes that could have profound theoretical implications, according to this brief by Slashdot Media Contributing Editor Wylie Wong Researchers say they have …

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Supercomputer Reconstructs 37,0000 BC Supervolcano Eruption

Massive eruption near Naples, Italy wreaked havoc, slowed human migration to Europe A European supervolcano changed the Earth in very recent times, just under 40,000 years ago. This brief by Slashdot Media Contributing Editor Wylie Wong details how researchers in Europe are using supercomputers to reconstruct exactly what happened to …

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