CONTENTS
ISSUE 6 WINTER 2007 |
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| NEWS |
| SciDAC News, Activities, and Announcements
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| INTERVIEW: DR. GEORGE SMOOT |
COVER STORY |
Cosmology and Computation
Dr. George Smoot talks about life since the Nobel Prize, the growing role of computation in cosmology, and what the future holds.
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| COMPUTATIONAL COSMOLOGY |
Mapping the Universe to the Beginning of Time
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The cosmic microwave background, radiation left over from the Big Bang, provides scientists with clues about the early Universe and the parameters of cosmology in general. |
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| INSTITUTE: PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING |
Understanding and Improving Large-Scale Codes
To address these challenges of achieving good performance on high-end computing systems, the Performance Engineering Research Institute has embarked on an ambitious research plan. |
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HARDWARE |
Scientific Computing at the Cutting Edge
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Many of the most exciting research programs in the world are currently taking place at the National Center for Computational Sciences, which offers the world's most powerful non-classified supercomputer to scientists. |
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| PROJECT FOCUS: UNIVERSAL NUCLEAR ENERGY DENSITY FUNCTIONAL |
Computing Atomic Nuclei
The goal of the Universal Nuclear Energy Density Functional collaboration is to provide a comprehensive description of all nuclei and their reactions based on the most accurate knowledge of the nuclear interaction, the most reliable theoretical approaches, and the massive use of computer power. |
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| MEDICINE |
Modeling the Molecular Basis of Parkinson's Disease
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Researchers have made major strides in evaluating the molecular and environmental features that lead to clinical diagnosis and strategies for pharmaceutical intervention and amelioration of Parkinson's disease. |
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| CLOSING NOTES |
Preview and Acronyms
A peek at SciDAC research in the field of subsurface science. Also, a legend is provided to help readers navigate through the many acronyms commonly encountered in SciDAC Review. |
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