'Plasmobot': Scientists To Design First Robot Using Mould Aug 28, 2009
It will be a fully controllable and programmable amorphous intelligent robot with an embedded massively parallel computer. This research will lay the groundwork for further investigations into the ways in which this mould can be harnessed for its powerful computational abilities. (Science Daily)
Simulating Sounds Of Water And Other Liquids Jun 4, 2009
The simulation is done on a highly parallel computer, with each processor computing the effects of multiple bubbles. The researchers have fine-tuned the results by comparing their simulations with real water sounds. (Science Daily)
Computer Derives Natural Laws From Raw Data Apr 3, 2009
On a parallel computer with 32 processors, simple linear motion could be analyzed in a few minutes, but the complex double pendulum required 30 to 40 hours of computation. The researchers found that seeding the complex pendulum problem with terms from equations for the simple pendulum cut processing time to seven or eight hours. (Science Daily)
TED ends with hope clever solutions will trump daunting woes Feb 7, 2009
"If you think of the world as a giant parallel computer, the great tragedy is that millions of our processors have been offline," Tabarrok said of the untapped brain power in developing parts of the globe. "The good news is China is coming online, India is coming online, Africa is coming online...There is a greater demand for ideas and a greater supply of ideas for the world." Microsoft founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates was among TED optimists, saying he believes "any tough problem can be... (Yahoo! Asia News)
