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January 27, 2009 | Hi-Tech News

New High-Tech Material for Space Elevator Project Developed by Cambridge University Team

Ever since it was first popularised by Arthur C Clarke, the idea of a “space elevator” has languished in the realms of science fiction. But now a team of British scientists has taken the first step on what could be a high-tech stairway to heaven. Spurred on by a 4 millons dollars research prize from Nasa, a team at Cambridge University has created the world’s strongest ribbon: a cylindrical strand of carbon that combines lightweight flexibility with incredible strength and has the potential to stretch vast distances.

WhiteKnightTwo Space Tourism Aircraft Makes Maiden Test Flight

Carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo designed to be the first stage of a commercial spaceline system made its maiden test flight at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Designed by Scaled Composites, the huge and unique WhiteKnightTwo mothership rolled down the runway and muscled itself into the air using four Pratt and Whitney PW308A turbofan engines. The WhiteKnightTwo flew for about an hour and made safe landing at the Mojave Air and Space Port.

Concepts NREC Collaborates with Sigma Technology

Sigma Technology and Concepts NREC announce the start of a collaborative relationship for the development of an interface module between IOSO optimizer and Concepts NREC turbomachinery design software.

The integrated optimization solution will be available for customers at the beginning of 2009.

Concepts NREC is the world's leading independent, full-service turbomachinery design and development organization.

SIGMA Technology is a privately owned software company which operates in the field of numerical optimization for complex technical systems.

Official press-release can be downloaded here.

November 13, 2008 | Hi-Tech News

The World's Fastest Supercomputer for Science

The latest upgrade to the Cray XT Jaguar supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has increased the system's computing power to a peak 1.64 “petaflops” or quadrillion mathematical calculations per second, making Jaguar the world’s first petaflop system dedicated to open research. Scientists have already used the newly upgraded Jaguar to complete an unprecedented superconductivity calculation that achieved a sustained performance of more than 1.3 petaflops.

British Supercar Designed to Break World Land Speed Record Unveiled

A British supercar designed to break the world land speed record has been unveiled, if it succeeds, the driver will be the first to drive through the 1000 mph barrier.The new car - called the Bloodhound SSC - will be 42 ft long, 9 ft high and will weigh 6.4 tonnes and boasts a top speed of 1,050 mph. It is currently being designed by the Richard Noble and will be driven by Andy Green, a Royal Air Force pilot.

Microsoft and Cray Team Up to Drive High Productivity Computing Into the Mainstream

Supercomputer leader Cray Inc. and Microsoft Corporation introduced the new Cray CX1 supercomputer pre-installed with Windows HPC Server 2008. With U.S. list prices starting at $25,000 to over $60,000, "ease-of-everything" features and the ability to fit into standard office environments and workflows, the new product reflects Microsoft and Cray's shared goal to drive high productivity computing farther into the mainstream in a broad array of markets including financial services, aerospace, automotive, petroleum, life sciences, government, academic and digital media.

Owens Corning to Expand Composite Manufacturing Capacity in Russia in 2009

To meet the growing market demand, Owens Corning will more than double the production capacity of its glass fiber composites facility in Gous-Khrustalny, Russia. The expansion leverages the 2007 acquisition of the Saint-Gobain composite businesses by building on Owens Corning’s current platform in Russia to take advantage of strong market demand.

Largest Carbon Composite Aircraft, WhiteKnightTwo, Unveiled

The Virgin Galactic company unveiled the WhiteKnightTwo, a new class of carrier airplane that will help loft space tourists beyond Earth's atmosphere. The event marks a major milestone in Virgin's quest to launch the world's first private, environmentally friendly spaceflight company. The rollout of WhiteKnightTwo takes the Virgin Galactic vision to the next level and continues to provide tangible evidence that this most ambitious of projects is not only for real but is making tremendous progress toward the goal of safe commercial operation.

White Knight Two Aircraft for Space Tourism to be Unveiled

Aerospace engineers have been holed up in a Mojave Desert hangar for four years, fashioning a commercial spaceship to loft rich tourists some 62 miles above Earth. Now the wraps come partially off the top-secret project.

British billionaire Richard Branson and American aerospace designer Burt Rutan are due Monday to show off their mothership, which is designed to air launch a passenger-toting spaceship out of the atmosphere.

31st TOP500 List of World’s Most Powerful Supercomputers Topped by World’s First Petaflop/s System

With the publication of the latest edition of the TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers today, the global high performance computing community has officially entered a new realm—a supercomputer with a peak performance of more than 1 petaflop/s (one quadrillion floating point operations per second).

The new No. 1 system, built by IBM for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory and and named Roadrunner by LANL after the state bird of New Mexico achieved performance of 1.026 petaflop/s—becoming the first supercomputer ever to reach this milestone. At the same time, Roadrunner is also one of the most energy efficient systems on the TOP500.