(Newswise)–Tucked into a cozy-feeling room on the first floor of the UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute are 70 screens, bundles of cables and 35 computer nodes that make up a powerful system that can process massive amounts of data transmitted over the Internet from researchers all over the US or even Antarctica. It can also […]
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Sign Historic Memorandum To Enhance Technologies
Washington, D.C.–The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Thursday signed an historic Memorandum of Cooperation for both agencies to increase regulatory effectiveness through collaborative work on the technical reviews of advanced reactor and small modular reactor technologies. The memorandum represents a uniquely important step in both countries’ strong commitment to a […]
San Diego Wins International Award For Use Of GIS Technology
SAN DIEGO–The City of San Diego is joining the ranks of other high-profile organizations in winning an international award for its use of geographic information systems (GIS). The Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) presented the city with its 2019 President’s Award at its annual User Conference. “We’re using technology in new and innovative ways to […]
San Diego Successfully Completes First Half Of Drone Pilot Program
SAN DIEGO–The City of San Diego has reached the half-way mark of a pilot program that aims to safely and successfully integrate drones into the national airspace. Selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation, San Diego was among 10 agencies nationwide chosen to participate in the Unmanned Aircraft System […]
Using Smartphones And Laptops To Simulate Deadly Heart Arrhythmias
(Newswise)–Modeling the complex electrical waves that cause heart arrhythmias could provide the key to understanding and treating a major cause of death in the world. Until now, however, real-time modeling of those deadly waveforms within millions of interacting heart cells required especially powerful computer clusters – even supercomputers. Using graphics processing chips designed for gaming […]