Exascale Supercomputers and Beyond

There was a conference set up by the Dept of Energy to look at the technical issues for building Exaflop supercomputers and beyond. Presenter Presentation Title Agarwal, Anant The Road to Exascale: Are We Being Radical Enough? Bergman, Keren Silicon Photonics for Exascale Computing Borkar, Shekhar Technology and Design Challenges to Realize Exascale Dally, Bill …

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Genome Editing Improves Blood Clotting in Mice with Hemophilia B

Scientists have used a gene therapy tool that acts like intelligent molecular scissors to correct the key gene defect in mice with hemophilia B, a disease that can lead to uncontrolled bleeding. The intervention improved the animals’ blood clotting enough that their severe disease was reduced to a mild form. Hemophilia B affects about 3,000 …

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China plans more hydro power, more energy productivity, and accelerated delivery of electrical grid and high speed rail

1. China has met its target to cut the amount of energy produced per unit of GDP growth by 20 percent over the 2006-2010 period. Chinese officials are still deliberating on energy intensity targets for the next five years, but Chinese media reports suggested last October that the figure for 2011-2015 could be 17.3 percent. …

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