A research director at Los Alamos National Laboratories said the addition of a peta-scale supercomputer is as big a leap forward as when scientists got their hands on their first computer ever.

Engineers and technicians at IBM are assembling the final pieces of what they hope will soon become the world's most powerful supercomputer - doubling the speed of the today's fastest machine.

High performance computing is stimulating collaborative research across state - and country - borders.

IBM and university scientists launch global computing effort to find cures for dengue fever, West Nile virus and hepatitis C.

IBM's Blue Gene/L is still the fastest, but Blue Gene/P is on its mark.

New Zealand's University of Canterbury will be the first research institution in the southern hemisphere to have an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer.

IBM's Blue Gene has retained its position as the most powerful computer in the world.

The convergence of nanotechnology with biotechnology will be one of the hot topics of AusBiotech 2006. Dr John Kapeleris takes a look at recent developments in nanotechnology and how they may be put to use in the biotech world.

How did a chemistry PhD become one of the 50 most powerful women in business by hooking up the world's largest computer company with the life sciences? Kate McDonald spoke to IBM's Carol Kovac, who admits to being rather excited about the world of biology.

The Brain Resource Company (ASX:BRC) is to supply its services to a Schering Israel funded Multiple Sclerosis study.

Keith Williams reflects on the long and winding road he has travelled as a player in the filed of protein science.