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  • Pawsey rigs up petascale supercomputer

    The $80 million Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Western Australia has completed the final upgrade of its ‘Magnus’ machine, which provides processing power in excess of a petaflop.

    Written by Byron Connolly09 Sept. 14 16:24
  • MWA radio telescope begins watching the skies

    The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) radio telescope in Western Australia will act as an early warning system for solar storms as it begins observations of the sun today.

    Written by Hamish Barwick09 July 13 13:48
  • Online storage supports ASKAP, MWA projects

    The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) and Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) projects underway in Western Australia to map the universe are forecast to generate data amounts in the region of eight petabytes each year.

    Written by Hamish Barwick01 May 13 11:52
  • Data speeds power up MWA radio telescope research

    Data processing rates of up to 4 gigabits per second will be realised next year when the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) radio telescope correlator ramps up from February 2013.

    Written by Hamish Barwick10 Dec. 12 15:19
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