Microsoft on Monday launched its WorldWide Telescope, a free Web-based program that allows Web surfers to explore galaxies, star systems and distant planets.
Andrew Brockfield shies away from the term 'grudge match', but he concedes there's national pride involved as the race to build the world's fastest supercomputers continues to push the bar upwards at dizzying speed.
The Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing (APAC) and SGI Australia have signed a supercomputing deal designed to increase the nation's understanding of issues such as climate change and the origin of galaxies.
Even as IBM directs attention to the arrival of its Blue Gene/L supercomputer, the company is quietly preparing a new twist on an older technology that will let it more directly compete with rivals such as Cray and NEC.
Chip designers at Japan's RIKEN say you can get a lot done by specialising.
The only question is which approach will work best -- using molten silicon, designer molecules, or maybe protein globules?
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While the Mt Stromlo observatory was largely destroyed by fire, millions of units of data have been salvaged thanks to a comprehensive disaster recovery plan.
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