Scientists Send Innovative Technology to Antarctica to Speed Polar Research

Monday, September 22, 2008 - 14:28 in Earth & Climate

Environmental scientists studying the world's shrinking polar ice sheets will soon get a substantial boost in computing power thanks to IU's Polar Grid Project. Project partners are poised this week to deploy a collection of customized computational resources to Antarctica that will allow scientists -- both on site and remotely -- to more securely and efficiently process data during polar field expeditions.

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