Apart from providing high resolution graphics as a way for gamers to frag each other, the Graphics Processing Units (GPU) attached to every video-card can provide computing power for scientists wanting to unlock the secrets of the human genome. Full Article at iTWire

IMAGE: The GPU cluster will be able to speed up the reconstruction of 3-D images, such as this wood microstructure created from many 2-D images. Full Article at EurekAlert

THE AUSSIE Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has just knocked together a supercomputer that's based around a cluster of graphics processing units (GPUs). Full Article at Inquirer

Graphics processing, the technically demanding part of PC gaming, uses GPUs essentially exclusively. Physics processing, the runner-up, can already be loaded off to technically-similar PPUs, or even actual GPUs working as physics processors. Full Article at Slashdot

An article on Wednesday about the delivery of Barry Bonds’s 756th home run ball to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum misstated the number of votes cast in an online contest held by Marc Ecko, the fashion designer who purchased the ball and... Full Article at Columbia Journalism Review

This interoperability experiment will advance the development of WaterML 2.0 and test its use with various OWS standards, including the OGC Sensor Observation Service (SOS), Web Map Service (WMS), Web Feature Service (WFS), and Catalog Service Web... Full Article at Freshnews.com

Refer to a friend 2009-11-20 17:13:07 - 2.0 : and test its use with various OWS standards, including the OGC Sensor Observation Service (SOS), Web Map Service (WMS), Web Feature Service (WFS), and Catalog Service Web (CSW) Interface... Full Article at PR-Inside.com

SYDNEY is facing the early onset of the bushfire season with a heavy build-up of fuel still lying in the forests around the city, despite an increase in hazard reduction burning this year. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

SARAH CLARKE: It's one of the few positives out of the global financial crisis - a hope that a slowdown in the economy may translate to a reduction in the planet's emissions. Full Article at Radio Australia

THE Environment Protection Authority is "taking seriously" reports of acid rain damaging homes in Goolwa, because of the environmental crisis in the Lower Lakes. Full Article at Adelaide Now

Washington: A new research has determined that despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per year. Full Article at DNA India

Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2 percent in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tons of carbon per capita per year, according to a paper published Nov. 17 in Nature... Full Article at RedOrbit

(MENAFN - ABN Newswire) Benitec Limited (ASX:BLT)(PINK:BNIKF) Chairman Mr Peter Francis Address to Annual General Meeting - Welcome and thank you again for your ongoing support. The past financial year has been a demanding one for Benitec. Full Article at Middle East North Africa Financial Network

Here’s the latest global temperature plot from UAH: Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2 per cent in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per... Full Article at Watts Up With That

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Victoria Salary: AUD$109K – AUD$121K plus up to 15.4% superannuation Ref. Full Article at Nature.com

The Glenelg Shire says a report predicting south-west Victoria will be severely affected by future sea level rises has serious implications for the region. Full Article at ABC Online

THE Victorian Government has questioned the reliability of a Federal Government report on rising sea levels, declaring the state would soon release work that was ''20 times'' more accurate. Full Article at The Age

A low-calorie, low-fat diet does more good to a dieters' mood than a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories, says a new study. Full Article at Webindia123

The most powerful supercomputer in the country is now online at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. Full Article at ABC Online