News archive for March 2007
The University at the Edinburgh International Science Festival
News Release
Issued: 30 March 2007
University adds its voice to topical Science Festival debates
The dangers associated with the internet, climate change and how to create drugs tailor made to individuals using the human genome will be some of the topics debated at the Edinburgh International Science Festival.
As part of the festival, the University of Edinburgh is […]
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FHPCA: FPGA supercomputer celebrates Scottish heritage
A new FPGA supercomputer named Maxwell is based on technology invented in Scotland and constructed by the FPGA High Performance Computing Alliance.
The system, built at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, uses FPGAs as an alternative to conventional microprocessors. More powerful than a conventional system of a similar sise and using ten times less power, […]
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FHPCA: Energy-saving Supercomputer launched in Edinburgh
Press Releases
19 March 2007: The FPGA Supercomputer “Maxwell”, based on technology invented in Scotland and constructed by the FPGA High Performance Computing Alliance, is launched today. The system, built at The University of Edinburgh in Scotland, uses Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) as an alternative to conventional microprocessors. More powerful than a conventional system of […]
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eDIKT Technical Workshop
Date: Tuesday March 20th 2007
Start: 13:30
Finish: 17:00
Venue: NeSC, Glasgow. Room 243f of the Kelvin Building.
Also available via Access Grid in Edinburgh:
- rm 3303, JCMB, King Buildings
- Leith Room, NeSC, Old College
PURPOSE OF WORKSHOP
This eDIKT workshop will feature four talks from a variety of scientific research areas that make heavy use of […]