November 2010

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Step Out of the Plain--3D is the Next Dimension for Consumers

Doug Dixon, an independent technology consultant, author, and speaker specializing in digital media, presented an overview of the burgeoning market for consumer 3D devices-- as well as explaining the technology behind those devices-- this...

Computing at Princeton: Short Observations and Tall Stories

Few people know that Princeton University’s association with computers and computing predates the ENIAC. Jon goes back to the days of John von Neumann, Oswald Veblen, Alan Turing, John Tukey, and winds his way...

Optimizing Fusion Particle Codes for Massively Parallel Computers

The last decade has witnessed a rapid emergence of larger and faster computing systems in the US. Massively parallel machines have gone mainstream and are now the tool of choice for large scientific simulations....