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A key focus of the collaboration will be energy efficient computing – tools and techniques that can be used to reduce the energy footprint of large supercomputers . Bull sequana ’ s state-of-the-art packaging and cooling technology has been designed to accommodate future generations of processor , interconnect and accelerator technology that will allow exascale levels of performance to be realised whilst at the same time offering a reduced environmental footprint .
The new Bull sequana system will be listed high within the Green500 list of most energy efficient computers . And will be approximately 3.4 PFlops when installed , composed of Intel Xeon and many core Xeon Phi processor technology . It has also been designed to accommodate future blade systems for Deep Learning , GPU and ARM based computing .
The new supercomputer will allow both academic and industry organisations to try out the latest technology and develop applications using the latest advances in artificial intelligence and high performance data analytics . For further information visit : www . uk . atos . net / en-uk /
Andy Grant ( left ), head of Big Data and HPC , with Dr Robin Pinning , chief technology officer at the Hartree Centre .
Improve your mental health via your smartphone : Thrive raises over £ 500,000 in seed capital
Thrive , a software company that develops mobile Apps to empower people to manage their mental health independently , has announced that it has exceeded its fundraising target of £ 500,000 with the help of ClearlySo . Thrive plans to use the funding to develop more products and grow the commercial capacity of the business .
According to the World Health Organisation , one in four people will be affected by mental health problems at some point in their lives . The Health & Safety Executive reports that mental health problems cost companies £ 15bn annually in the UK alone , an average of £ 500 per employee per year . However , access to traditional therapy is often limited due to long waiting lists , high costs and the stigma unfortunately still associated with mental health .
Led by psychiatrist Dr Andres Fonseca , and videogame legend Richard Flower , Thrive uses gamification and augmented reality to deliver psychologically proven methods for managing mental health . By doing things digitally , Thrive is able to provide support at a fraction of the cost of traditional , private therapy , achieves a greater degree of treatment completion and reduces users ’ worry about stigma or judgement .
Thrive currently has three Apps available for use , one of which being , ‘ Feel Stress Free ’ which uses Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to treat depression and anxiety – the two most common mental health conditions globally . Thrive is looking to expand its number of Apps to tackle a wide range of issues such as agitation in dementia and self-management in psychosis . For further information visit : www . thrive . uk . com