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  • Microsoft gives away stargazed view from Hubble

    Microsoft on Monday launched its WorldWide Telescope, a free Web-based program that allows Web surfers to explore galaxies, star systems and distant planets.

  • Blue Gene and the PetaFLOP promise

    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.

  • Supercomputing deal boosts Aussie understanding of galaxy origin

    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.

  • IBM supercomputing goes retro

    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.

  • Japan designers shoot for supercomputer on a chip

    Chip designers at Japan's RIKEN say you can get a lot done by specialising.

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  • Start-ups search for hard-drive replacements

    The only question is which approach will work best -- using molten silicon, designer molecules, or maybe protein globules?

  • Distributed computing: Power grid

    Distributed computing, which harnesses the power of multiple CPUs, grew out of scientists' and academics' needs for processing power, but it is rapidly developing commercial applications. ZDNet Australia examines the power grid.

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