Mon 15 May 2006
IBM’s supercomputer investment seen reaping nanotech benefits
Posted by Dmitry under General
Motley Fool examines the impact of IBM’s recent announcement of a partnership with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to build a $100 million supercomputer:
On the face of it, the deal might not appear to be of much significance — but it is… for the better part of the past decade, [RPI] has been applying the science of nanotechnology to everything from electronics and advanced materials to the life sciences… [The supercomputer] will reduce the cost and amount of time it takes to develop new nanomaterials, and it will turbocharge RPI’s ability to design and manufacture revolutionary nanoscale devices and systems — including next-generation nanoelectronic circuits.
Full article: IBM Goes Back to School
Tags:ibm, nanotechnology, rpi, supercomputing