The Grid
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July 9th, 2008
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David Britton, professor of physics at Glasgow University and a leading figure in the grid project, believes grid technologies could “revolutionise” society. “With this kind of computing power, future generations will have the ability to collaborate and communicate in ways older people like me cannot even imagine,” he said.
The power of the grid will become apparent this summer after what scientists at Cern have termed their “red button” day - the switching-on of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the new particle accelerator built to probe the origin of the universe. The grid will be activated at the same time to capture the data it generates.
Read More about “the Grid” and its possible effects on computing, the Internet, society and more:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3689881.ece
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Watch Cern’s Video on YouTube about Grid Computing:
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Read More about ‘Red Button Day:
http://www.dailywireless.org/2008/04/07/7629/
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