Scientific Computing

Scientific Computing

Physicist Takes Nature as His Model



Bielefeld, Germany (Scicasts) – Scientists have long been dreaming about building a computer that would work like a brain. This is because a brain is far more energy-saving than a computer, it can learn by itself, and it doesn’t need any programming.

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IBM Takes A Really Close Look At The Common Cold.

3-D Motion of Cold Virus Offers Hope For Improved Drugs [INFOGRAPHIC]

Melbourne, Australia (Scicasts) – Melbourne researchers are now simulating in 3D, the motion of the complete human rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, on Australia's fastest supercomputer, paving the way for new drug development. Below is a detailed infographic from IBM describing the process of a common cold and where does the computing power of IBM Blue Gene/Q fits in the research process.

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