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Data Acquisition
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsOruga is a PCI data acquisition/playback card capable of simultaneously capturing 64 analog input channels with 16-bit resolution at 39 kSamples/second/per channel, and playing 4 analog output channels at up to 2MSamples/s, with advanced triggering options offering an amazing flexibility.
TurboWorx Product Suite
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Scientific Computing | Product Releases | CommentsThe TurboWorx product suite, built on an open development environment, consists of TurboWorx Builder, TurboWorx Group, TurboWorx Enterprise, and TurboWorx ClusterManager. The technology framework supports IBM AIX, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Unix, and Solaris.
Manual Chemistry Synthesizer
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Argonaut Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsThe Advantage Series 2050 manual chemistry synthesizer is a compact, multi-reactor synthesis tool that provides a fast and simple way to map out a robust process for developing new chemical entities.
Larger than Life
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsSensing with synthetic aperture radar Bill Weaver, Ph.D. I recently glanced at the standard clipart collection included with Microsoft Office 2000 and discovered the Science & Technology category contains seven images. Two of them depict computers.
Advanced Data Storage Supports Brain Activity Research at Salk Institute
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsThe more computing power, the closer the approach to real-time biological processes Jeff Hornung Salk Institute for Biological Studies Computational Neurobiology Lab Memories are made of this — changes in neuronal responsiveness to synaptic input, that is.
Migrating to Linux Clusters for High Performance Computing
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsKey things to consider before taking the leap Tom Quinn and Padmanabhan Lyer, Ph.D. The world’s third fastest computer and fastest Linux cluster, MCR Anyone following the high performance computing industry has probably noticed the growing popularity of Linux cluster systems.
Building Highly Secure, Reliable Grids
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsGrid computing is an emerging technology that will one day deliver compute power as a utility Sri Mandyam Recently, grid computing has gained a lot of attention due to its inherent ability to increase resource utilization and reduce capital expenditures.
Clusters, Parallel Computing and Workflow Management in Bioinformatics
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsBioinformatics has become a principal driver of the migration from traditional multiprocessing servers to clusters of commodity-priced machines Jeff Augen Several years ago, dramatic advances in information technology and computer sciences made possible the launch of in silico biology.
Selecting a High Performance Computer for Simulation and Modeling
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsA checklist for getting the most from your system Terry, Ph.D. Whether it's a computational
Borland Delphi Studio
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | by John R. Joyce Ph.D. | Blogs | CommentsNew development tools bundled with RAD system John R. Joyce, Ph.D. If this name sounds vaguely familiar, while at the same time slightly confusing, there is a reason. Delphi 7 Studio is basically version 7 of Borland's Delphi rapid application development (RAD) system, bundled with a number of additional development tools.
Sour Grapes
September 30, 2003 8:00 pm | by Randy C. Hice | Blogs | CommentsThe role of bias in LIMS selection Randy C. Hice I was standing near the tee at the sixth hole at the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Pebble Beach a few years ago. Ernie Els, the silky-smooth South African had just slammed a drive maybe 310 yards down the fairway. Next up, Tiger Woods.
Knowledge Acquisition
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsCreating awareness with sensor fusion Bill Weaver, Ph.D. Brainteaser: Given the following sequence, "ABCDFGHJ," predict the next character.
Memories
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | by Randy C. Hice | Blogs | CommentsThe evolution of lasers is a loose allegory for the developmental curve of LIMS in the industry. Of course, this image falls aside when one considers that LIMS have steeply increased in price since the mid 80s, unlike lasers costing hundreds of thousands of dollars now contained in a device the size of a cigarette and costing a few dollars...
The Online Experience
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | by John R. Joyce Ph.D. | Blogs | CommentsA look back at significant changes of the last decade John R. Joyce, Ph.D. Depending on how you define it, the Internet is 20-years-old this year. Or possibly it's 33. That's the problem with evolving systems, defining the point at which the advanced form came into existence.
Driving the Need for Computing Power and Speed
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsAdvancements in technical computing from 1980 to the future Anne Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. Broadly speaking, computers have played roles in laboratories since antiquity, from the time astronomers and navigators employed simple calculating technologies to assist with their respective work.
