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GPUs and the Science of Smooth Ice Cream
- by Katie Urquhart
Case Study: Cray XK6 System
The Cray XK6 system helps scientists accelerate research into soft matter
Simulations based around fluid dynamics offer a powerful way to study, predict and ultimately improve the behavior of “soft matter” — materials such as paints, engine lubricants and even that tub of ice cream in your freezer.
Now, researchers are exploiting the Cray XK6TM supercomputer to accelerate their research. The system’s extreme scalability and GPU capability allows the efficient use of Ludwig at larger and larger scales.
European excellence in exascale research, showcased at SC11
- by Lorna Smith
Meeting the challenges that computing at the exascale poses requires research and development on a global scale. Worldwide a number of exascale research programmes are now being created to tackle these challenges.
The European Union announced the start of its exascale research programme in October 2011 with the funding of three complementary Framework 7 research projects. The CRESTA, DEEP and Mont-Blanc projects, with a combined funding of 25 million, will each study different aspects of the exascale challenge using a co-design model spanning hardware, systemware and software applications.
This funding represents the first tranche in a sustained investment in exascale research by Europe.
