KilJaden Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 The world's largest computing grid is launched on Friday, ready to tackle mankind's biggest data challenge from the earth's most powerful accelerator, according to local media reports. Three weeks after the first particle beams were injected into the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) now combines the power of more than 140 computer centers from 33 countries to analyze and manage more than 15 million gigabytes of LHC data every year. The United States is a vital partner in the development and operation of the WLCG. Fifteen universities and three U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories contribute their power to the project. "The U.S. has been an essential partner in the development of the vast distributed computing system that will allow 7,000 scientists around the world to analyze LHC data," said Glen Crawford of the High Energy Physics program in DOE's Office of Science. "Particle physics projects such as the LHC have been a driving force for the development of worldwide computing grids," said Ed Seidel, director of the U.S. National Science Foundation's Office of Cyber infrastructure. "The benefits from these grids are now being reaped in areas as diverse as mathematical modeling and drug discovery." When the LHC starts running at full speed, it will produce enough data to fill about six CDs per second. Dedicated optical fiber networks distribute LHC data from CERN in Geneva, Switzerland to 11 major "Tier-1" computer centers in Europe, North America and Asia. From these, data is dispatched to more than 140 "Tier-2" centers around the world. Physicists in the United States and around the world will sift through the LHC data torrent in search of tiny signals that will lead to discoveries about the nature of the physical universe. Through their distributed computing infrastructures, these physicists also help other scientific researchers increase their use of computing and storage for broader discovery. "Grid computing allows university research groups at home and abroad to fully participate in the LHC project while fostering positive collaboration across different scientific departments on many campuses," said Ken Bloom from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, manager for seven Tier-2 sites in the United States. Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumant30 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Voww thats lot of computing power. :D :D :dance2: :frusty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irefay Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I like the control room they have up in the first picture... a bare min of 12 screens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Can Fix IT Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 so I suppose there's no incentive to use this giant super computer network aka SKYNET to solve some other problems, like developing a cure for AIDS or cancer :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 so I suppose there's no incentive to use this giant super computer network aka SKYNET to solve some other problems, like developing a cure for AIDS or cancer :rofl:hiv a nasty virus. they shown its been around since ealy 1880's now through samples that where saved. only real protection against hiv is to never get it. varies ways to do that. from self control to force government testing and elimition afterwards. :Di find it funny that these usa computers are p2ping i seem to remember that the unused pc power and bandwith when kazaa was install and allowed to help solved stuff never went anywhere.no ones ging to do it anymore since cable internet guys are killing online serves with caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumant30 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 so I suppose there's no incentive to use this giant super computer network aka SKYNET to solve some other problems, like developing a cure for AIDS or cancer ;)They would use Simulations for it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Talk about Super Computers :dance2:Trivia:On a serious note, do you know what they call AIDS / HIV in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Talk about Super Computers :dance2:Trivia:On a serious note, do you know what they call AIDS / HIV in the past?tv doc shows say africans call it wasting i think.but the past no b/c they didnt know it. one of those weired under diseases. i know 1950's sample of a british soldier proved he had it. or was it 1910'ss? read somewhere they have samples that they tested that shows it back to 1880's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Answer:In the past, they called AIDS / HIV, GRIDS (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency Syndrome).Why?Because those who are mostly infected turned out to be homos.More Info:GRIDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumant30 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Answer:In the past, they called AIDS / HIV, GRIDS (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency Syndrome).Why?Because those who are mostly infected turned out to be homos.More Info:GRIDSI heard tht Aids came to us Humans from monkeys those guys also have defense system against Aids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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