Computing in Science and EngineeringPhysics, medicine, astronomy -- these and other hard sciences share a common need for efficient algorithms, system software, and computer architecture to address large computational problems. And yet, useful advances in computational techniques that could benefit many researchers are rarely shared. To meet that need, Computing in Science & Engineering presents scientific and computational contributions in a clear and accessible format.This Time for Sure- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The emergence of multicore, heterogeneous architectures for computer games has put parallel computing back in the limelight. The problem is, almost nobody knows how to program these parallel computers for top performance. Research groups developing parallelizing languages and compliers are saying, "This time for sure," but will these tools really help in any dramatic way Francis Sullivan argues that the central issue is the algorithms.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=d228267056bc1de4b16480a85c7dbcfb nanoHUB.org: Advancing Education and Research in Nanotechnology- September 17, 2008 In 2002, the National Science Foundation established the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), a network of universities supporting the National Nanotechnology Initiative by bringing computational tools online, making the tools easy to use, and supporting the tools with educational materials. Along the way, NCN created a unique cyberinfrastructure to support its Web site, nanoHUB.org, where researchers, educators, and professionals collaborate, share resources, and solve real...http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=2b84f373976d286997c6d8426b3556f2 Applying Computational Science to Education: The Molecular Workbench Paradigm- September 17, 2008 The Molecular Workbench offers highly interactive molecular dynamics simulations to help students learn difficult scientific concepts. The software demonstrates how scientists can transform research tools into educational tools. Research studies show that students learn better using computational models.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=d10111c708b2092a3d2d818d8a422693 Transforming Scientists through Technical Education: A View from the Trenches- September 17, 2008 Critical, emerging problems necessitate finding new ways to study the environment. To this end, technology innovators must school researchers in an array of emerging technologies and teach them how to apply such technologies to their work. Two research projects took on this challenge, creating successful workshops and a virtual seminar designed to provide problem-based instruction. Here, project leaders evaluate their efforts and assess their activities, outcomes, and lessons learned.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=d08131a7ec4f12aeeb6400ee1080ada8 Education, Outreach, and Training for High-Performance Computing- September 17, 2008 Most current models for delivering HPC education, outreach, and training lack support for the next generation of HPC users. The authors present lessons learned in developing and disseminating HPC-enabled tools and curriculum, including their efforts at developing low-cost hardware, software, and curricular platforms for easy classroom and workshop deployment.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=8d15154f8bbc54d935ea8cd737be4c45 Transforming Chemistry Education through Computational Science- September 17, 2008 An ongoing US National Science Foundation-funded project, the Institute for Chemistry Literacy through Computational Science (ICLCS), involves instructing rural Illinois high school chemistry teachers in the educational uses of computation. The project's training helps participants become educational leaders and change agents.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=7527698f8fa554a003985d77d2498f2b Community-Cyberinfrastructure-Enabled Discovery in Science and Engineering- (Found September 17, 2008 ) A community cyberinfrastructure would enable a new era of multidisciplinary research and collaboration in science and engineering. With such an infrastructure, researchers could share knowledge and results along with computing cycles, storage, and bandwidth. A generic, transparent cyberinfrastructure would also foster more meaningful analyses of data and visualization, modeling, and simulation of real-world phenomena.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=3ec6db74465781c799b9d81876d7e52f Solving Complex Computational Problems Using Multiagents Implemented in Hardware- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Using multiagents in reconfigurable hardware can solve complex problems quickly. This new paradigm has the potential to greatly increase computational systems' flexibility, efficiency, and expandability and provides an attractive alternative to current agent-based approaches.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=5d67bc7d51b1c3aced6ce9ba38420d61 High-Dimensionality Data Reduction with Java- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The author used the Java Multimedia Framework along with statistical software from the Colt project to preprocess and compare videos downloaded from Internet sites. Preprocessing the videos decreases each one's dimensionality and size, making it easier to analyze, interpret, and convey useful information about the data's most relevant attributes.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=13f161938fc0b861d62316c251767f82 GPULib: GPU Computing in High-Level Languages- (Found September 17, 2008 ) GPULib helps scientists and engineers take advantage of GPUs from within high-level programming environments without requiring any detailed knowledge of the GPU architecture.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=f6f8cd536a350a76df9a98af86f7c6e7 |