Name: Anonymous 2010-05-14 6:55
Blasting zombies may seem to have little to do with serious research, but video game hardware is helping scientists in a variety of ways including helping them to unravel the mysteries of the brain.
Specialist programmers have long been repurposing the graphics processing units (GPUs) that power action-packed scenes in games for non-graphics tasks. Now recent advances have opened up GPU-based supercomputing to non-specialists. Read more here.
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Specialist programmers have long been repurposing the graphics processing units (GPUs) that power action-packed scenes in games for non-graphics tasks. Now recent advances have opened up GPU-based supercomputing to non-specialists. Read more here.
Are you a programmer looking for the next step in your career?
Have a look at the latest jobs in your sector here.
We’ve also handpicked a number of companies currently advertising on New Scientist Jobs below. Check out their vacancies or complete your own search of our jobs database.