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- Superconductivity does the twist
- 19 Nov 2008 Electron fluctuations could explain why exotic material conducts without resistance. A certain kind of twisting fluctuations among the electrons in the material could explain its superconductivity, scientists report in the Nov. 20 Nature. Read more …about Superconductivity does the twist
- Roadrunner outraces supercomputer rivals
- 18 Nov 2008 Jaguar vs. Roadrunner: ...shorthand for the two fastest supercomputers in the world, as reported in the latest Top500 listing, released Monday in conjunction with the SC08 conference in Austin, Texas. First place went to Roadrunner, an IBM supercomputer at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Read more …about Roadrunner outraces supercomputer rivals
- Stephen Fry in America: dark matter & quantum computers
- 18 Nov 2008 The BBC TV series visits Los Alamos: "Well, this is just another old Santa Fe courtyard stuffed with colorful knick-knacks for the tourist trade (you might think), but actually, this was once the most secret address in the world. It was simply a post-office box, 1663, and it was the only conduit to a rather special place in the mountains...." Read more …about Stephen Fry in America: dark matter & quantum computers
- Photo finish: IBM inches out Cray in supercomputer race
- 17 Nov 2008 IBM's Roadrunner big winner in latest Top500 contest, along with Intel, AMD and HP Share Top Stories November 17, 2008 (Computerworld) The latest supercomputer horse race came down to a photo... Read more …about Photo finish: IBM inches out Cray in supercomputer race
- Los Alamos computer keeps title as the fastest
- 17 Nov 2008 A supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory remained the world's fastest, narrowly edging out another massive machine at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, according to a twice-yearly ranking of the 500 largest scientific systems. Read more …about Los Alamos computer keeps title as the fastest
- Star struck
- 7 Nov 2008 The endless race for fusion energy pits a giant reactor in France against two upstarts in North America. Read more …about Star struck
- Dispatches from the bio frontier
- 7 Nov 2008 The time is ripe for the general public to become conversant with the basic ingredients of modern biology and particularly about structural genomics, one of its promising... Read more …about Dispatches from the bio frontier
- Blacker than black: new technology can convert solar energy into more usable electricity
- 5 Nov 2008 Nothings cooler than blackand nothing converts more of the suns energy into useable electric current. A cutting-edge technology called ENABLE, the focus of a new collaboration between Los Alamos National Laboratory and RoseStreet Labs Energy, Inc., targets converting more of the suns energy into usable electrical current than previously thought possible. Read more …about Blacker than black: new technology can convert solar energy into more usable electricity
- Contractor awards $3M to lab foundation
- 3 Nov 2008 Los Alamos National Security LLC has given the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation a $3 million grant to provide educational enrichment and educational outreach funding for education programs in Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe and Taos. Read more …about Contractor awards $3M to lab foundation
- FDA reviewing lung cancer study plan
- 2 Nov 2008 ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque-based company has submitted a plan to the Food and Drug Administration to study the effectiveness of a new test for lung... Read more …about FDA reviewing lung cancer study plan
