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One goal of the Next-Generation Supercomputer project is to develop major software applications for the life sciences and nanotechnology and to deploy those applications on a wide range of platforms. We call the software for these two fields the “Grand Challenge” software applications.
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RIKEN is developing simulation software that will give us an overall view of the processes that take place within living organisms, from the molecular level to the level of the whole body. This software will make full use of the capabilities of the new supercomputer. Our goals are to create new research methods that use simulations to make predictions, to make new discoveries through an overall understanding of life, and for the private sector to use the supercomputer for research in medical science.
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We are taking two approaches to this project. The first is an analytical approach, where we will study phenomena through basic principles (formulas and models). The second is a data-based inductive approach, where we will attempt to discover new processes and laws by analyzing large quantities of experimental data. Our challenge is to develop petaflops-class simulation software that will use the full capabilities of the Next-Generation Supercomputer.
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[Putting results to practical use]
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We are working closely with industry and continuing to improve the application software, so that the data and discoveries produced by the supercomputer can be put to use in the real world, in medical diagnosis, drug design, and health science.
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