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Taking ‘Multi-Core’ Mainstream

By Guest PostJanuary 16, 2013Technologyadvanced, agency, algorithms, automatic, automatic parallelization, complexity, computer programmers, defense, environments, fundamental issues, harnessing, independent core, inputs, john cavazos, lane mclaughlin, lehigh university, loops in parallel, machine code, michael spear, modern software, multicore computer environments, multicore computer processors, new algorithms, nsf, open source software, parallel code, parallel programs, parallelization, parallelization techniques, pi, power, principal investigator, profile driven, projects, prototype, research, smart, software developers, source code, speculative parallelization, techniques, tool, ud professor, university of delaware

UD professor works to overcome challenges in harnessing power of multicore computer processors

Computer processors that can complete multiple tasks simultaneously have been available in the mainstream for almost a decade. In fact, almost all processors developed today are multicore processors. Yet, computer programmers still struggle to efficiently harness their power because it is difficult to write correct and efficient parallel code.

According to the University of Delaware’s John Cavazos, to effectively exploit the power of multi-core processors, programs must be structured as a collection of independent tasks where separate tasks are executed on independent cores.

The complexity of modern software, however, makes this difficult. (more…)

The Internet is Increasing the Speed we all Learn

By Guest PostJuly 15, 2012Education, Media, Technologyben ames, degree jungle, dirk strongthorne, educational material, flame, infinity, information, internet, jill bolte taylor, ken robinson, khan academy, mathemusician, pi, pranav mistry, pythagoras theorem, sixthsense technology, speed, stroke of insight, ted, theflamechallenge, videos, vihart, web

As we all know the Internet is full of information, advice, media and commentary. It is often hard to sift through all the information that can be found on a subject to find what is important and factual. However, there are many good sources of information that can be trusted, with people putting their reputation on the line and regularly delivering high quality educational material.

You may have heard of TED.com, which is a collection of videos from excellent speakers across the world, all giving talks at the TED Foundation conferences. These talks are recorded, uploaded and freely available for anyone to stream or download to their PC. Many of the speakers are famous people and some are leaders in their field, however even with some of the most obscure topics there are often points raised that will benefit nearly everyone. The top three videos ordered by the amount of views are:

1 – Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity – 11,213,898 views

2 – Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight – 8,856,587 views

3 – Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology – 8,451,852 views (more…)

Project Aims To Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention Materials For African-American Women

By Guest PostFebruary 25, 2012Healthafrican-american women, aids, aids prevention, cultural competency, fay cobb payton, hiv, hiv infection, james kiwanuka tondo, kathy gore, latina women, lynette kvasny, pi, primary investigator, united states, white women

African-American women make up a disproportionate number of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States. Researchers from North Carolina State University are trying to change that, leading a National Science Foundation project aimed at developing HIV/AIDS prevention materials that resonate with African-American female college students.

African-Americans represent approximately 14 percent of the U.S. population, but accounted for an estimated 44 percent of new HIV infections in 2009. The estimated rate of new HIV infections among African-American women was 15 times that of white women and over three times that of Latina women. (more…)

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Taking ‘Multi-Core’ Mainstream

The Internet is Increasing the Speed we all Learn

Project Aims To Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention Materials For African-American Women