TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
Cloud computing can be expensive if you need tens of thousands of CPU hours. As an alternative, scientists are using low-cost resources, such and home computers, to produce the latest research.
By Patrick Thibodeau | 02 April, 2012 20:08
IBM's Watson supercomputer is gathering a working resume that any oncologist would envy. In its latest project, the supercomputer will be used to to assist Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center physicians in diagnosing and treating patients.
By Lucas Mearian | 24 March, 2012 06:47
Secretariat was famous for coming from behind and winning the race, and the same may be true for the U.S. in the global push to build exascale computing systems. But for now, when it comes to delivering the funding needed to build these systems, the U.S. is just getting out of the gate.
By Patrick Thibodeau | 12 March, 2012 21:07
Scientists at IBM Research say they have achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing that will allow engineers to begin creating a full-scale quantum machine.
By Lucas Mearian | 12 March, 2012 21:07
By Patrick Thibodeau Secretariat was famous for coming up from behind in a race to win, and the same may be true for the U.S. in the global push to build exascale technologies. Because for now, when it comes to delivering the needed funding to build these systems, the U.S. is just getting out of the gate.
By Patrick Thibodeau | 21 February, 2012 21:52
Kristine Harper and her father, Tom, both work on mainframe computers. BOSTON - Kristine Harper was about 12-years-old when her father took her to his office to take part of a "take your daughter to work day." Tom Harper said his daughter was less than enthusiastic about his profession that day.
By Patrick Thibodeau | 05 August, 2010 05:59
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