/sci/ - Science & Math

>>2573923
I hear it's a breathalyzer too.

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>>2053272
I'm getting one tomorrow. Express delivery.

>KAUST has partnered with IBM to establish a Supercomputing Research Center. KAUST is hosting the Shaheen supercomputer, named after the Arabian falcon famed for its swiftness of flight. This 16-rack IBM Blue Gene/P system is equipped with 4 gigabyte memory per node and capable of 222 teraflops, making KAUST campus the site of one of the world’s fastest supercomputers in an academic environment. KAUST is targeting petaflop capability within 3 years.

>By 2020, KAUST will be characterized by:

1. Cutting-edge, basic and goal-oriented research in science and technology comparable to that of the world’s top 10 science and technology universities, the success of which will be demonstrated by

* publications in Science, Nature, and other prestigious professional journals;
* a significant number of scientific discoveries and technological innovations;
* a high average citation index (ISI) among KAUST faculty.


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