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July 28, 2010
HPCwire
"DOE Awards Argonne Projects 200 Million Hours of Supercomputer Time"
Five researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will lead projects that have been awarded almost 200 million processor-hours of computing time at Argonne's Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF). The ALCF is home to an IBM Blue Gene/P, a supercomputer capable of performing 557 trillion calculations per second, enabling scientists and engineers to conduct cutting-edge research in weeks or months rather than years. | read more>
July 28, 2010
FirstScience.com
"Supercomputers take science by storm"
Five researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will lead projects that have been awarded almost 200 million processor-hours of computing time at Argonne's Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF). The ALCF is home to an IBM Blue Gene/P, a supercomputer capable of performing 557 trillion calculations per second, enabling scientists and engineers to conduct cutting-edge research in weeks or months rather than years. | read more>
July 28, 2010
Chem.Info
"Supercomputers take science by storm"
Five researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will lead projects that have been awarded almost 200 million processor-hours of computing time at Argonne's Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF). The ALCF is home to an IBM Blue Gene/P, a supercomputer capable of performing 557 trillion calculations per second, enabling scientists and engineers to conduct cutting-edge research in weeks or months rather than years. | read more>
July 15, 2010
Highlights in Chemical Science
"zero-valent iron decontaminates soil"
Jorge Alvarado and colleagues at the Argonne National Laboratory have investigated the use of modified zero-valent iron microparticles that include a controlled release carbon component. The organic component of the microparticles is nutrient rich, hydrophilic has a high surface area capable of supporting the growth of bacteria in the groundwater environment, explains Alvarado. Processes induced by the bacteria growth, such as production of volatile fatty acids that can act as electron donors, support the degradation reaction, making it more efficient. | read more>
July 4, 2010
Post-Tribune
"Nuclear power picks up steam in Indiana"
MCS associate and Purdue University researcher Ahmed Hassanein and colleague Amit H. Varma say the next generation of nuclear power plants will be safer, smaller and less expensive than their predecessors. "There's no doubt that nuclear energy should be the near-future reliable source of electricity in the U.S." Hassanein said. | read more>
July 1, 2010
Technology Digital
"ALCF: Supercomputers for scientific researches"
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), located at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has grabbed all attention by running over two billion processor-hours of computations at a super fast speed of over 557 trillion calculations a second. With this innovation, scientists and engineers will be superbly benefitted for it will help them to conduct cutting-edge research in a much lesser time in comparison to the time span that is required now. | read more>
June 22, 2010
HPC in the Cloud
"Uncovering Results in the Magellan Testbed"
The Magellan cloud computing project is delivering some interesting results as it continues to alter the cloud environment in order to take different cloud models to task. The National Energy Research Scientific Computing Centers (NERSC) in conjunction with Argonne National Laboratory launched a computational cloud testbed called Magellan in October, 2009 with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act via the U.S. Department of Energy. The goal of the joint effort is to look at the cost and energy benefits and drawbacks to the cloud computing paradigm for scientists, specifically those working on government-funded projects. The range of application areas that are either already being explored or are set to enter the cloud covers several scientific computing arenas, including genomics and climate research and applied mathematics.
To evaluate the current progress and challenges for Magellan users and NERSC, HPC in the Cloud discussed the status of the project with NERSC Director, Kathy Yelick. | read more>
June 21, 2010
International Business Times
"DOE Supercomputer Hits 2 Billion Processor Hours"
The fastest computer on your desk hits 3 billion calculations per second. But it's standing still compared to the U.S. Department of Energy's supercomputers.
This week the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), located at the DOE's Argonne National Laboratory, hit the 2 billion processor-hour mark. Its speed? Five hundred fifty seven trillion calculations a second or more than 150,000 times as fast as a top of the line PC.
A processor-hour represents a single processor running for one hour. In May, researchers from SUNY at Stony Brook were studying computational fluid dynamics when the ALCF reached the 2 billion mark.
ALCF is used for complex tasks such as assessing climate change and designing aerodynamic surfaces. | read more>
June 21, 2010
Medical News Today
"Using Argonne's Supercomputer to Drive Discovery and Innovation"
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), located at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has run over two billion processor-hours of computations at a mind-boggling speed of over 557 trillion calculations a second as it enables scientists and engineers to conduct cutting-edge research in just weeks or months rather than years. | read more>
June 18, 2010
Science Daily
"Over Two Billion Hours Served"
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), located at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has run over two billion processor-hours of computations at a mind-boggling speed of over 557 trillion calculations a second as it enables scientists and engineers to conduct cutting-edge research in just weeks or months rather than years. | read more>
