Science and Technology Facilities Council

Durham University Implements CoolIT's Direct Liquid Cooling Technology in the Cosmology Machine-8 Supercomputer

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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CALGARY, AB and DURHAM, United Kingdom, Oct. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Institute for Computational Cosmology (ICC) at Durham University has officially inaugurated the Cosmology Machine-8 (COSMA-8) supercomputer on Friday, 13th October. This remarkable infrastructure, part of the National Infrastructure DiRAC facility (DiRAC) https://dirac.ac.uk/ incorporates CoolIT's state-of-the-art Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) technology, making it one of the largest supercomputers in the UK committed to pioneering scientific exploration.

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  • CALGARY, AB and DURHAM, United Kingdom, Oct. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Institute for Computational Cosmology (ICC) at Durham University has officially inaugurated the Cosmology Machine-8 (COSMA-8) supercomputer on Friday, 13th October.
  • This remarkable infrastructure, part of the National Infrastructure DiRAC facility (DiRAC) https://dirac.ac.uk/ incorporates CoolIT's state-of-the-art Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) technology, making it one of the largest supercomputers in the UK committed to pioneering scientific exploration.
  • Hosted by the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University on behalf of the DiRAC HPC facility, COSMA 8 is set to take center stage as part of the DiRAC Memory Intensive service.
  • Dominik Dziarczykowski, CoolIT's Global Channel Sales Manager, expressed, "Collaborating with Durham University and DiRAC on the COSMA-8 project exemplifies the efficiency, scalability, and transformative potential of Direct Liquid Cooling.

Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory in search of new physics

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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The Muon g-2 collaboration describes the result in a paper that they submitted today to Physical Review Letters.

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  • The Muon g-2 collaboration describes the result in a paper that they submitted today to Physical Review Letters.
  • In addition to the larger data set, this latest g-2 measurement is enhanced by updates to the Fermilab experiment itself.
  • In 2020, the Muon g-2 Theory Initiative announced the best Standard Model prediction for muon g-2 available at that time.
  • Until then, physicists have a new and improved measurement of muon g-2 that is a significant step toward its final physics goal.

SEEQC Partners With BASF To Explore Applications of Quantum Computing in Chemical Reactions for Industrial Use

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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SEEQC, the digital quantum computing company, and BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, today announced a partnership to explore the application of quantum computing in chemical reactions.

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  • SEEQC, the digital quantum computing company, and BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, today announced a partnership to explore the application of quantum computing in chemical reactions.
  • SEEQC will use its proprietary digital chip-based quantum computer to scale support of commercial simulations in industrial catalysts.
  • “SEEQC is addressing the bottlenecks of scaling by integrating critical system functionality on a unique system-on-a-chip quantum computing platform,” said Horst Weiss, vice president, Next Generation Computing at BASF.
  • Through these partnerships, SEEQC will deliver platforms that support applications within the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, ensuring SEEQC and its partners have early access to two key markets for quantum computing.

Intel Accelerates Developer Innovation with Open, Software-First Approach

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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On Day 2 of Intel Innovation, Intel illustrated how its efforts and investments to foster an open ecosystem catalyze community innovation, from silicon to systems to apps and across all levels of the software stack.

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  • On Day 2 of Intel Innovation, Intel illustrated how its efforts and investments to foster an open ecosystem catalyze community innovation, from silicon to systems to apps and across all levels of the software stack.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220928005326/en/
    The two-day Intel Innovation 2022 event closes Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, with a keynote featuring Intel Chief Technology Officer Greg Lavender.
  • Intel will continue to deliver developer tools and easy-to-access toolkits based on those oneAPI specifications.
  • Intel, the Intel logo and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.

IBM and Government of Quebec Launch Groundbreaking Partnership to Accelerate Discovery with First IBM Quantum System in Canada

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Thursday, February 3, 2022
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QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of Quebec and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans for a new partnership to further establish Quebec as a leading technology hub in the development of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and high-performance computing through the launch of the Quebec-IBM Discovery Accelerator. The new technology hub aims to focus on developing new projects, collaborations, and skills-building initiatives in crucial areas of research such as energy, life sciences, and sustainability.  

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  • AI: Quebec-IBM Discovery Accelerator teams will use a range of artificial intelligence models to explore use cases such as the discovery of new drugs.
  • High performance computing: The Discovery Accelerator will leverage a major base of high-performance computing (HPC) in order to integrate classical and quantum technology to explore various scientific challenges.
  • The dedicated IBM quantum computer will pave the way for us to make incredible progress in areas such as artificial intelligence and modeling.
  • With our innovation zone, we're positioning ourselves at the forefront of this future," said Franois Legault, Premier of Quebec.

SEEQC UK Awarded £6.8M Innovate UK Grant to Build Enterprise-Level Quantum Enhanced Computer for Pharmaceutical R&D

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Friday, November 5, 2021
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SEEQC , the Digital Quantum Computing company, today announced its UK-based team has been awarded a 6.85M grant from Innovate UK to build a commercially scalable application-specific quantum computer designed to tackle prohibitively high costs within pharmaceutical drug development.

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  • SEEQC , the Digital Quantum Computing company, today announced its UK-based team has been awarded a 6.85M grant from Innovate UK to build a commercially scalable application-specific quantum computer designed to tackle prohibitively high costs within pharmaceutical drug development.
  • Through funding made available by Innovate UKs Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), the SEEQC-led consortium will build and deliver a full-stack quantum computer for pharmaceutical drug development for Darmstadt, Germany-headquartered Merck.
  • The company plans to use SEEQCs quantum computing platform to advance its research and development in next-generation pharmaceutical therapies and material science.
  • SEEQCs project will develop an application-specific quantum computer designed to simulate the most classically challenging tasks within this research.

3rd Annual HPC-AI Advisory Council and STFC DiRAC Conference Collaboration Explores the UK’s Science Superpower Agenda

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Thursday, October 7, 2021
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The for community benefit HPC-AI Advisory Council , in collaboration with visionaries from the UKs Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) DiRAC Facility, today announced the 2021 UK Conference will take place, virtually, 13 and 14 October.

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  • The for community benefit HPC-AI Advisory Council , in collaboration with visionaries from the UKs Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) DiRAC Facility, today announced the 2021 UK Conference will take place, virtually, 13 and 14 October.
  • The third annual collaboration brings leading experts together, across time zones, for two days of invited talks focused on HPC and AI domains and disciplines.
  • The conference is not only a reflection of their dedication but a tribute to their success to furthering science.
  • The UK Conference brings research experts together to explore a wide range of pursuits, said Professor Mark Wilkinson, STFC DiRAC director.

RedIRIS taps ADVA and SIA to upgrade national research network

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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ADVA (FSE: ADV) and SIA, Indras cybersecurity company, today announced that RedIRIS is deploying ADVAs technology to create a robust, high-capacity research and education network (NREN).

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  • ADVA (FSE: ADV) and SIA, Indras cybersecurity company, today announced that RedIRIS is deploying ADVAs technology to create a robust, high-capacity research and education network (NREN).
  • Built on the ADVA FSP 3000 and monitored by the ADVA ALM fiber assurance solution, the network carries services at speeds up to 200Gbit/s.
  • RedIRIS is the Spanish academic and research network that provides advanced communication services to the scientific community and national universities.
  • RedIRIS has over 500 affiliated institutions, mainly universities and public research centres, which join this community by signing an affiliation agreement.

UK STFC Hartree Centre and IBM Begin Five-Year, £210 Million Partnership to Accelerate Discovery and Innovation with AI and Quantum Computing

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Friday, June 4, 2021
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New Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation willbring together innovative AI, quantum computing and the expertise of STFC Hartree Centre and IBM to benefit UK industry and research communities

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  • New Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation willbring together innovative AI, quantum computing and the expertise of STFC Hartree Centre and IBM to benefit UK industry and research communities
    DARESBURY, United Kingdom, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Science Minister Amanda Solloway has unveiled a five-year, 210 million partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM ).
  • Quantum scientists at the Centre will help grow the quantum ecosystem with a focus on advancing quantum skills across the UK and support UK industry to realize the potential of quantum computing technologies.
  • As part of UK Research and Innovation, the Hartree Centre is home to some of the most advanced computing, data and AI technologies in the UK.
  • IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients.

UK STFC Hartree Centre and IBM Begin Five-Year, £210 Million Partnership to Accelerate Discovery and Innovation with AI and Quantum Computing

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Friday, June 4, 2021
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New Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation willbring together innovative AI, quantum computing and the expertise of STFC Hartree Centre and IBM to benefit UK industry and research communities

Key Points: 
  • New Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation willbring together innovative AI, quantum computing and the expertise of STFC Hartree Centre and IBM to benefit UK industry and research communities
    DARESBURY, United Kingdom, June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Science Minister Amanda Solloway has unveiled a five-year, 210 million partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM ).
  • Quantum scientists at the Centre will help grow the quantum ecosystem with a focus on advancing quantum skills across the UK and support UK industry to realize the potential of quantum computing technologies.
  • As part of UK Research and Innovation, the Hartree Centre is home to some of the most advanced computing, data and AI technologies in the UK.
  • IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients.