Covering Scientific & Technical AI | Thursday, July 9, 2026
Fiscal Cliff Puts the Silicon back in Silicon Valley
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/IMG_7929-1.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" />Amidst the flurry of budget negotiations, Silicon Valley is keeping an eye on lawmakers and the billions of dollars in funding that may be cut. After outsourcing much of its manufacturing work to Asia, and beginning to do the same with design work, it is possible that the nucleus of ... Full article
Tackling the Complex and Challenging World of Automotive Battery Design
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Chevy_Volt.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="53" />Researchers developing low-cost, long-lived and safe lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles are enlisting high performance computing (HPC) modeling and simulation capabilities to unravel the complexities of this important technology. Dr. Robert Spotnitz brings us up to date. Full article
Fracking: The Harbinger of a US Economic Golden Age
During this past election, the topic that continually arose was the economy. Now, faced with falling off the Fiscal Cliff, matters seem even bleaker. But according to Harvard history professor, Niall Ferguson, we may be on the verge of a new economic “golden age” – and energy will get us there. Full article
UK Maneuvering to Play Major Role in Nuclear Renaissance
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Nuclear_Symbol.jpg" alt="" width="94" height="94" />£37.1 million Regional Growth Fund award to the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in partnership with Rolls-Royce is designed to boost the country’s nuclear plant capabilities, invigorate its supply chain, and make the UK competitive in global markets. Full article
Google’s New Patent for Modular Data Center Cooling?
Filed under the company name of Exaflop LLC., patent #8,320,125 was awarded to the mysterious company that seems to do nothing but file patents. It describes a movable cooling system for rack-mounted servers. Full article
IBM creates miniature water-based heat exchanger to sit directly on a chip
<p>Big Blue's research center in Zurich developed a tiny water-based cooler that it says can increase density of microprocessor stacking by a factor of one million...</p> Full article
Electric Vehicles Power Homes with Reversible Charging
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/tumblr_mdt4c1JarW1rpydpj.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="61" />During the height of Hurricane Sandy's devastation, when much of New England was without power, it was not unusual to hear reports of people offering to charge strangers' cell phones using their cars' electrical outlets. Now, Nissan and GE hope to take this idea one step further: enabling EV batteries ... Full article
Location, Location, Location: It Applies to Green Datacenters, Too
<p>Google does it. Facebook does it. Even educated eBay does it. Choosing the right location can be a great way to build a greener data center.</p> Full article
The Visible IT Organization: Status and Metrics Reporting
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/shapeimage_2.png" alt="" width="95" height="120" />Says ex-CIO Paul Ingevaldson, “Many users feel that the IT department is a black hole that things go into but never come out of. Substantiating that perception are the many IT departments that like it that way and believe that the less scrutiny, the better. That is very ... Full article
Artificial Leaves: The Power Plants of the Future
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/DMR_Leaf.jpeg" alt="" width="95" height="71" />Earlier this year, MIT professor Daniel Nocera announced that he'd developed an artificial leaf with ten times the photosynthetic prowess of the real thing. The process could allow a single gallon of water to power a home for a full day, but could also bring beauty back to power generators. Full article
European Data Center Operator Switch Datacenters Opens Incubator To Test Energy-Efficient Technology
Amsterdam-based Switch Datacenters announced on Monday that it has opened an incubator that it will use to test and deploy energy-efficient data center technologies. Hardware that passes its testing will be used in Switch's "best practices"... Full article
Cartoon: DMR DIGITS
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/11-November_2012_cropped.jpg" alt="" width="94" height="85" />This Thanksgiving digital manufacturing makes its way from the factory floor to the dining room where some enterprising turkeys are turning the tables. Full article
Additive Manufacturing’s Dirty Secrets Exposed
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/dragon.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="93" />A competition launched by the U.K.’s Technology Strategy Board addresses a number of fundamental problems that, until now, have been ignored or swept under the rug. By finding solutions to these problems, TSB hopes to accelerate innovation and growth in the 3D printing and additive manufacturing sector. Full article
James Bond Does 3D Printing
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Aston_Martin_Model.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />High speed chases and explosions have been an iconic element of every Bond film, but when it came time for the priceless Aston Martin DB5 to meet a fiery end, filmmakers turned to 3D printing. The result was three, one-third-scale Aston Martins hand-painted to such accuracy that a photo of ... Full article
Google Invests In Iowa Wind Farm
Google's $75 million investment in the Rippey Wind Farm in Iowa brings its investments in renewable energy to almost $1 billion... Full article
Microsoft Experimental Data Center To Use Biogas Fuel From Nearby Waste Water Treatment Plant
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Microsoft wants to let you know that it's trying to eliminate carbon emissions from its data centers. To that end, it has revealed plans to build an experimental data center next to a waste water treatment plant, which will supply biogas directly to fuel cells that will power the ... Full article
NDEMC Update: Program to Bring HPC, Advanced Manufacturing Technology to Midwestern Companies Now Underway
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Re-_Cynthia_McIntyre-200x200.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="95" />Twenty small to medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) are receiving help in the form of access to high performance computing hardware and software, as well expert help and education from public and private NDEMC team members. Full article
NASA Uses 3D Printing to Build Rocket Engine
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/nasa-3-d-printing-sls-rocket-engine_1.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="95" />When NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rockets beyond Earth orbit, a lot more may be riding on it than just a crew of astronauts: the SLS may be pivotal not only in the advancement of US spaceflight, but also in rescuing the US manufacturing industry. Full article
How To Win The Green500
With contenders like Cray XK7-based Titan and Todi, and several IBM BlueGene/Q systems vying for the most energy-efficient supercomputers, it may be surprising that a relatively small, experimental system called Beacon at the University of Tennessee would win this year's Green500 competition. Created by a National Institute for Computational Sciences team at UTenn, with help ... Full article
Saving Money at 40 Degrees C.
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Green Grid board members John Pflueger and Timothy Dueck give their perspective on running data centers at warmer temperatures. If green isn't your motivation, think about soaring energy costs and ROI.</span></p> Full article