50953news12657504171475895860<![CDATA[Shared Supercomputers and Everyday Research]]>2009-11-23T00:00:00-05:00The cost of supercomputing is coming down, and researchers like Associate Professor George Biros of Computational Science and Engineering are developing software that can compare thousands of medical scans to detect anomalies in things like heart and brain function. The problem is getting the scans. "Medical schools don't make this information available," Biros said. Source: The New York Times]]>47223http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/technology/23compute.html?_r=347223