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Introduction

A Letter from the Publisher
Thomas B. Tabor, Publisher

Let Your Mind Be Boggled...
Debra S. Goldfarb and Christopher Willard,
International Data Corporation

Section 1: Improving the Quality of Life
Out of Harm's Way
Weather Prediction System Buys Precious Time
Kelvin K. Droegemeier, University of Oklahoma;
and Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Shoring up the Golden Gate
Engineers Use Supercomputers to Ensure Bridge Will Withstand Earthquakes
Stephanie Sides, National Partnership for Advanced Computational
Infrastructure, SDSC

Something in the Air
Airflow Modeling Adds Comfort to Conference Rooms
Holly Korab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Disarming the Land
Visualization Technology Helps Researchers Design Advanced Devices to
Locate and Remove Land Mines
John Nehrbass, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base;
and Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Maximum Effect
Adding Realism to Hollywood Blockbusters
Steve Fisher, HPCwire

Section 2: Advancing Business and Finance
Data Mining
Exploration of Data Leads to an Informational Gold Rush
Alan Beck, Tabor Griffin Communications

All's Fare
Economists Examine Deregulation's Affect on the Airline Industry
John Westropp, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

The Rush is On
Companies Switch on the Power of Data Mining
Holly Korab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Deep Computing
Paul M. Horn, IBM Research

Speed Reading the Internet
Electricite de France Discovers what its Competitors are Saying
-- in Lightspeed

Providing Better Managed Care
Aetna Uses HPC Technology to Decrease Costs and Risks Associated
with Diabetes
Dianna Husum, Tabor Griffin Communications

Section 3: Accelerating Industrial Design
Streamlined Design
Supercomputers Help Auto Manufacturers Decrease Lead Time
Myron Ginsberg, ACM Fellow, HPC Research and Education

Strength in Numberss
Massive Calculations Add Up to the Strongest Materials
David Hart, National Partnership for Advanced Computational
Infrastructure, SDSC

Predicting Impact
Modeling Brain Impact Injuries
Albert I. King, Wayne State University; and Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Lighter, Cheaper Aluminum Cars
Michael Schneider and Liz Johnson, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Section 4: Pioneering Medical Frontiers
Immune Wars
Mimicking Antibody-Antigen Encounters Could Provide Key to Better Health
Holly Korab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Watching the Brain Work
Setting the Stage to Use Brain Mapping as a Clinical Tool

Current Events
Tapping into the Body's Electrical Current to Control Epilepsy and Sudden Cardiac Death
Chris Johnson and Steve Parker, University of Utah; and Silicon Graphics, Inc

How Much is too Much?
Precise Prescriptions: Tailoring Drug Dosages, Patient by Patient
David Hart, National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure, SDSC

Heart Throb
Accurate Heart Models Can Help Answer, "What IF?"

Visualizing a Cure
Researchers Turn to Supercomputing to Developing HIV Inhibitors
Mike Gannis, National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure, SDSC

Section 5: Understanding Life and Its Processes
The Human Rosetta Stone
Researchers Explore New Approaches to Genetic and Genomic Data Analysis
by Dianna Husum, Tabor Griffin Communications

Dive in!
Exploring the Chesapeake Bay
Holly Korab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

I am not a Computer Scientist . . . I am a Biologist
Point-and-Click Technology Frees Biologists to Study DNA Instead of User Manuals
Holly Korab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Section 6: Our Earth in Focus
Land + Sea + Sky
Data Analyses Provide Insights into Climate Modeling, the Earth's Structure, and the Relationships among Living Systems
Mike Gannis, National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure, SDSC

To Pump, or not to Pump?
Improved Water Quality through Computer Simulations
Alison Loperfido, Montage Media Corporation (formerly with the Cornell Theory Center)

Coaxing Crude from Oil Fields
Geophysicists Use Computational Models to Maximize Oil Production
Jon Bashor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Reducing Pollutant Emissions
Complying with the Clear Air Act While Maintaining Automobile Performance
David Hart, National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure, SDSC

Smog Busters
Helping Cities Target the Worst Pollutants
John Westropp, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Section 7: Rediscovering and Preserving Our History
Restoring a Masterpiece
Restoring a Statue Created, then Destroyed by Michelangelo

Virtual Archeology
Bringing Ancient Architecture to Life through Virtual Reality Modeling
Dianna Husum, Tabor Griffin Communications

Libraries of the Future
In a Digital Library, You Can Check out Any Time You Want
Dianna Husum, Tabor Griffin Communications, and David Hart, National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure, SDSC

Waves of Migration
Genetic Detectives Track Native American Populations

Section 8: Exploring the Cosmos
The Scope of the Universe
Scientists are Propelled on a Voyage of 15 Billion Light Years

Earth Struck
An Astronaut Reflects on His First Trip to Space
Steve Smith, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Discovering Planets
New Lands in the Sky
Margaret Corbit, Cornell Theory Center

When Stars Collide
Proving Einstein Right
Holly Korab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Tinkering with the Universe
Creating Blueprints of Galaxy Evolution
Holly Korab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Cosmic Voyage
IMAX Movie is Made from Research into Galactic Collisions
Mike Gannis, National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure, SDSC

Section 9: The New Millennium
Moving into the Mainstream
High-performance Computing in the New Millennium
Siamak Hassanzadeh, Sun Microsystems

Quantum Computing
HPC's New Face for the 21st Century?
Alan Beck, Tabor Griffin Communications

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