The American Chemical Society and the Senate Science and Technology Caucus held a compelling hearing on “Supercomputing for Science and Competiveness” today. In opening remarks, Senators Alexander and Udall highlighted a number of reasons it is crucial that the U.S. continues to lead the world in developing computer technologies. An esteemed panel outlined a number of challenges that can be met by advancing processing speeds and computation capability including better meteorological predictions, advancing personalized medicine, understand CO2 dynamics, and identifying alternate fuel sources.
Go here for more information and look for the recently released National Academies report on ‘The Future of Computer Performance’.
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