ISSN: 1935-0570 |
Cover story: Interview with Dr. Robert Rosner, p9
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Penetration to the cell membrane of alpha-synuclein pentamer (green surface). It is thought that this process causes creation of pores in the membrane, leading to Parkinson's disease. Visualization courtesy of Igor Tsigelny, University of California-San Diego. |
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CONTENTS
ISSUE 9 FALL 2008 |
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| NEWS |
| SciDAC News, Activities, and Announcements
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| INTERVIEW: DR. ROBERT ROSNER |
COVER STORY |
Approching Exascale
Dr. Robert Rosner, director of Argonne National Laboratory, discusses exascale computing, partnerships with industry, energy efficiency in HPC, and getting people excited about science. |
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| NUCLEAR ENERGY |
Advanced Simulation for Fast Reactor Analysis
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Key to realizing the benefits of fast reactors is high-performance computing. Using advanced simulation techniques on petascale computers, scientists and engineers are addressing nuclear engineering problems that previously could be addressed only by experiment, or not at all. |
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| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
Simulation Provides Key to the Mystery of Molecular Machines
Using the power of leadership-class computers, researchers are gaining new insights into the mechanisms of voltage-gated ion channels. |
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PROJECT FOCUS: OPEN SCIENCE GRID |
A National High-Throughput Facility for Science
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The Open Science Grid strives to help satisfy the ever-growing computing and data management requirements of scientific researchers, especially collaborative science requiring high-throughput computing. |
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| HARDWARE |
Cray XMT Brings New Energy to High-Performance Computing
The Cray XMT holds the potential to substantially accelerate data analysis and predictive analytics for many complex challenges in energy, national security, and fundamental science that traditional computing cannot do.
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| GEOPHYSICAL SIMULATIONS |
Computational Predictions of Earthquake Ground Motions and the Response of Major Structures
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Realistically simulating ground motions, and the response of complex structures and systems, using high-performance computing can help investigators improve seismic safety and the integrity of critical structures, such as bridges and nuclear power plants. |
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| EDITORIAL: IN MEMORIAM |
Final Farewell to Dr. Ed Oliver
Dr. Thomas Zacharia of the SciDAC Review Editorial Board remembers Ed Oliver.
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| BACK COVER |
| The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) delivers groundbreaking new science. |
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