Issue 149 August/September 2016 CONTENTS


High-performance computing Memories of the future


Robert Roe investigates developments in memory technology aimed at the next generation of HPC applications


Exploring energy efficiency


Mirren White takes a look at a European project to understand and improve energy efficiency in HPC and embedded computing


Improving diversity at EuroMPI


Toni Collins explains the initial steps undertaken to examine the role that gender plays within the HPC community


Providing an HPC blueprint


Robert Roe discovers how the the High Performance Centre Stuttgart is laying the foundation for application-driven HPC


Laboratory informatics Data dissection


Sophia Ktori looks at the developments in bioinfomatics that are putting pressure on data analysis and interpretation


Accelerating life science research


Robert Roe investigates the far-reaching implications of implementing high-performance computing for life science researchers


Applications 3D printing gets airborne


Gemma Church looks at the issues of moving additive manufacturing into the mainstream


Applications go faster, higher, stronger


Andrew Jones investigates the barriers and solutions to accelerating application performance


Resources Suppliers' directory


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Specialist reporters Sophia Ktori, Gloria Metrick, Gemma Church


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ADDITIVE VALUE ON THE RISE


Te progress made in 3D printing – properly known as additive manufacturing – has been nothing short of stupendous in recent years. Tough early equipment


and materials were developed in the 1980s, the process really began to gain wider currency since 2000 and has since moved further towards the mainstream – even if some of the processes involved are still in their infancy. On page 24, Gemma Church looks at the


applications and issues involved in the additive manufacturing process, along with some of the most recent achievements including the development of bicycle frames tailored to customers' individual measurements or specifications. Elsewhere in this issue of Scientific


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Computing World, on page 4 Robert Roe investigates how the rise of data-centric computing, and the convergence of traditional high-performance computing with big data and real-time data analytics, is driving significant development in memory technology and several changes to the long-established architectures of HPC. Developments in bioinformatics are also


putting pressure on those tasked with data analysis and interpretation, and on page 16 Sophia Ktori looks at the demands driven by next-generation sequencing, high content screening, metabolomics and other emerging biological disciplines. We also look at initiatives to improve energy


efficiency in HPC, examining and improving the role of women within the community – and take an in-depth look at the High Performance Computing Centre Stuttgart, and the many applications handled there.


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