LEADER Contents Programming for exascale
Robert Roe reports on the potentially far-reaching benefits of exascale computing for European research
ARM aiming to diversity HPC market
Robert Roe reports from Robinson College in Cambridge, which hosted the 2017 ARM research summit
Rocky Mountain high
Laboratory informatics Contractual obligations
Sophia Ktori explores the use of informatics software by contract research organisations (CRO)
Data diagnostics
Genestack CEO Dr Misha Kapushesky explains how metadata can unlock data for analysis
Lab Innovations 2017 preview
Visit Lab Innovations 2017 to discover the latest scientific advances
Deconstructing the disconnect
Modelling and simulation Racing ahead
Gemma Church finds out how electric vehicles can make performance and user experience improvements
Resources News
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Cority’s Jessica Shields discusses the role of technology in supporting healthcare with a particular focus on health and safety
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High performance computing Silver lining for cloud computing
Robert Roe investigates increased flexibility in a democratised cloud HPC scene
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ARM research summit, held in the UK city of Cambridge – while on page 18, in the world of laboratory informatics, Sophia Ktori looks at the benefits of building a good working relationship between LIMS suppliers and contract research organisations. There are also a couple of fascinating contributed pieces further investigating the latest informatics trends. In the modelling and simulation
section of this issue, Gemma Church finds out how electric vehicles can make performance and user experience improvements, some 200 years after the internal combustion engine raced into the mainstream.
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