National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Common sense and simple, old-fashioned tools saved patients from pain medication related death in one study conducted at an Illinois hospital. Now researchers hope to translate what they learned into an expanded electronic program that can transform hospital practices across the country and significantly reduce medication errors and adverse reactions.
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Feature Stories

What if it is rocket science?

Michael Heath, director of the Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets, discusses the role that high-performance computing plays in developing and testing rockets during the 2009 NCSA Private Sector Program Annual Meeting.

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