April 2005 in Science - April 12, 2005

April 12, 2005

  • MareNostrum, Europe's most powerful (and the world's fourth most powerful) supercomputer, is booted up for the first time in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain. (BusinessWeek)
  • A German research team have developed a laser that can detect cancerous cells by measuring the elasticity of biopsied cells. Healthy cells have a cytoskeleton making them relatively rigid, cancerous cells have a diminished cytoskeleton and are stretchy. (Nature)

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