At 2.507 petaflops – China Claims World’s Fastest Supercomputer
By Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek October 28, 2010 02:35 PM China has built what may be the world’s fastest computer, a signal that the Chinese are ready to present a serious challenge to the U.S. as the dominant force in supercomputing. More Infrastructure Insights The Tianhe-1A, unveiled Thursday, set a performance record of 2.507 petaflops [FLOPS, [...]
Sunday at the Met – The Mysteries of Tibetan Singing Bowls
Sunday at the Met—The Mysteries of Tibetan Singing Bowls Sunday, October 31, 3:00–4:30 p.m. Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education This event features a musical presentation by the Tibetan Singing Bowl Ensemble: New Music for Old Instruments, performing Raphael Mostel’s Music for the October Moon. Includes demonstrations of bowl-gongs from the Museum’s [...]
eVolo Magazine – 2010 Skyscraper Competition Winners
On March 8, 2010 eVolo Magazine announced the winners of the 2010 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the use of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organization. The award seeks to discover young talents whose ideas will change the way we understand architecture [...]
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