Aug. 13, 2024 — Form follows function, especially so for life’s building blocks—proteins. The folds and shape of molecular proteins reveal their function in supporting life. A new, open source software tool called OpenFold has been developed by scientists that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and harnesses the power of supercomputers to predict protein structures.

TACC’s Supercomputers Accelerate OpenFold’s AI-Enhanced Protein Modeling Effort

Aug. 12, 2024 — The ARCTIC (“Advanced Research on Cryogenic Technologies for Innovative Computing”) project intends to establish a complete and comprehensive European supply chain for cryogenic photonics, microelectronics, and, in general, cryo-microsystems around the emerging quantum computing industry and different cryo-enabled ICT applications. “The performance requirements...

EU Launches Project for Cryogenic Quantum Computing Technologies

Data storage plays a critical role in the current environmental landscape, and power and cooling requirements and expenses are now a substantial consideration in data center design. While data is invaluable for driving innovation and decision-making when analytics is applied, storage and management methods have substantial environmental consequences. With the...

Bringing High-Value Sustainability to the Data Center

In 1760, society entered a new era with the First Industrial Revolution. From there, the world has changed dramatically, with new possibilities never imagined before. It happened again with the Second Industrial Revolution. It allowed for mass production at the start of the 20th Century. The next Century introduced even...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A New Manufacturing Paradigm

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“When I think of my whole career in physics, this is the work that I think 10 to 20 years from now could change the world.”

MIT’s breakthrough transistor could be game-changer for electronics

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug. 13, 2024 — The New Zealand government has announced the purchase of a new NZ$20 million (approximately US$12.12 million) supercomputer. This next-generation system marks the fourth high-performance computer acquired by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) since its initial HPC investment in 1999.

New Zealand Invests in New Supercomputer for Advanced Climate and Weather Research

The concept of a quantum internet has been gaining momentum in recent years, with researchers working towards creating a network that can securely transmit information using the principles of quantum mechanics. To achieve this goal, a team of researchers has developed QuIP, a P4-based Quantum Internet Protocol prototyping framework for designing and implementing quantum network protocols. This platform-agnostic framework provides the means to flexibly define device architectures against which quantum network protocols can be implemented, allowing researchers to design and implement protocols without being tied to a specific simulator or hardware.

Building a Quantum Internet: Researchers Develop Platform-Agnostic Framework

As the world becomes increasingly fascinated by quantum computing’s potential, a new generation of learners is emerging, eager to grasp the fundamentals of this revolutionary technology. At the heart of this pursuit lies the development of quantum programming languages designed to simplify the complexities of quantum computing and make it accessible to a broader audience.

Quantum Programming Languages For Learners

Physicists at the University of Bath in the UK have developed a new generation of specialty optical fibers designed to address future data transfer challenges anticipated with the rise of quantum computing. Physicists at the University of Bath in the UK have developed a new generation of specialty optical fibers...

Physicists Develop Next-Gen Optical Fibers for Future Quantum Data Transfer

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The new device, called a magnetic tunnel junction, can be harnessed to pack more computing power onto a chip than was previously thought possible.

Atomic-scale graphene-based magnets could spur on much smaller and more powerful computing components

Without the 4Pi system, it would have been challenging to fabricate the perfect capsule for successful nuclear fusion ignition.

World’s first fusion ignition breakthrough: US firm wins esteemed award

The potential for quantum computing to transform various scientific domains, including pharmaceuticals, is undeniable. However, the application of quantum computing in drug discovery has primarily been limited to proof-of-concept studies that often fail to capture the intricacies of real-world drug development challenges. In this study, researchers diverge from conventional investigations by developing a hybrid quantum computing pipeline tailored to address genuine drug design problems. This approach underscores the application of quantum computation in drug discovery and propels it towards more scalable systems.

Quantum Computing Revolutionizes Drug Discovery with Precise Predictions

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Palantir Technologies and Microsoft have announced an expansion of their partnership to provide advanced cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and analytics capabilities to the U.S. Defense and Intelligence Community. The collaboration aims to create an integrated suite of technology that combines Microsoft’s Azure Cloud and OpenAI services with Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), tailored for the government’s secure cloud environment. As part of the agreement, Palantir will deploy its products, including Gotham, Foundry, Apollo, and AIP, to Microsoft’s Azure Government, Government Secret, and Top Secret Cloud platforms.

Palantir and Microsoft announce AI partnership

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

Sign up to uncover the latest in emerging technology. Nvidia wants to control data centers from the ground up. The chip giant filed a patent application for an “intelligent data center.” This tech would essentially control data centers’ power resources down to the server racks, allowing them to intricately adapt to fluctuating power demands.

Nvidia Smart Data Center Patent Could Give Chip Giant ‘Design Control’

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Cerabyte Joins CERN openlab, Bringing New Data Storage Tech for Scientific Research

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and MUNICH, Aug. 12, 2024 — Cerabyte, a pioneer of ceramic-based data storage solutions, today announced that it has become an official CERN...

Cerabyte Joins CERN openlab, Bringing New Data Storage Tech for Scientific Research

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