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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
China builds world-first ocean ‘microscope' with half-mile resolution despite US curbs
Chinese scientists claim to have developed the world's most advanced ocean simulation system, achieving a resolution of 0.6 miles (1 kilometer). This breakthrough sets a new benchmark in global ocean modeling and defies ongoing semiconductor export restrictions imposed by the United States. The new simulation system, named LICOMK++, was created by research teams from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Atmospheric Physics and the Computer Network Information Centre. It offers unmatched precision in modeling how oceans behave and interact with climate systems. According to China's state news agency Xinhua, the simulator acts like an ocean 'microscope.' It can track detailed processes like ocean eddies and heat transport that were previously impossible to model at this scale. This improvement will drastically improve typhoons, floods, and marine heatwaves forecasting. This innovation reflects China's growing determination to achieve technological independence in critical areas, especially in the face of tight Western tech embargoes. Despite semiconductor import limitations, the team overcame performance barriers in supercomputing using custom algorithms and optimized programming strategies. 'The key to improving the accuracy of climate predictions lies in an ocean simulator,' the researchers explained. But achieving high-resolution simulations requires enormous computational power. Until now, this has been a major challenge in climate science. The LICOMK++ system is the first in the world to simulate global oceans at such a fine scale. With this capability, Chinese scientists can help global agencies refine climate predictions and create more accurate models for coastal planning and disaster response. The ocean plays a vital role in regulating the Earth's climate. It absorbs over 90 percent of the heat generated by global warming and more than 30 percent of carbon dioxide emissions from human activity. Simulating how these processes work is essential for understanding and adapting to climate change. LICOMK++ has already received widespread recognition. It was awarded the top supercomputing application prize at HPC China 2024, a major event hosted by the China Computer Federation. Last year, it was also one of three global finalists for the prestigious Gordon Bell Prize, the leading international award in high-performance computing for scientific advancements. A report from the Chinese research team highlighted that weather agencies using this advanced model would gain access to higher-quality data, which could help improve global and regional predictions of changes in the marine environment. In an article shared on its official social media page last Thursday, the China Meteorological Administration noted that LICOMK++ would also support various public services. These include better planning for coastal disaster mitigation, more effective marine resource management, and improved climate adaptation strategies. This innovation may serve as a turning point for global climate research. By enabling more precise ocean simulations, LICOMK++ promises to boost scientific understanding of the Earth's climate system and offer new tools to combat climate-related economic losses.
Zawya
13-02-2025
- Science
- Zawya
ADIA Lab senior fellow Professor Torsten Hoefler awarded Max Planck-Humboldt Research Medal
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: ADIA Lab Senior Fellow Professor Torsten Hoefler has been honoured with the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Medal – one of Germany's most distinguished scientific prizes – jointly presented by the Max Planck Society and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award recognises Professor Hoefler's pioneering work and significant contributions to improving algorithmic efficiency for applications in high-performance computing and AI, particularly in climate research. His project, proposed at the beginning of his ADIA Lab fellowship and presented at the 2023 ADIA Lab Symposium, evaluated climate simulation infrastructure and the role of next-generation computing and AI in advancing these simulations. The Max Planck Society and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation praised Hoefler's achievements in processing large-scale climate data as "a particularly remarkable breakthrough for him and his team". Commenting on the announcement, Dr Horst Simon, Director of ADIA Lab, said: 'The Max Planck-Humboldt Research Medal is one of Germany's most prestigious scientific prizes and we are delighted to congratulate Professor Hoefler on his achievement. Climate science is one of ADIA Lab's key areas of research, so it is particularly pleasing to see one of our Senior Fellows gain such recognition for his work in this field, and it makes us especially proud that we took part in this.' Professor Hoefler is a distinguished recipient of the Gordon Bell Prize (2019) and the IEEE CS Sidney Fernbach Memorial Award (2022), in addition to winning multiple best paper awards at ACM/IEEE Supercomputing Conferences. His contributions also include significant advancements in scalable networks and parallel programming techniques. ADIA Lab has a growing number of Senior Fellows who are supported to develop research projects and publish the results to the wider community, including through academic journals and presentations at conferences and workshops. ADIA Lab Fellows collaborate with researchers and professionals both within the UAE and internationally. For more information about the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Medal, visit: To learn more about ADIA Lab Fellows, visit: To watch the recording of Professor Hoefler's presentation at the ADIA Lab Symposium 2024, visit ADIA Lab's YouTube channel: -Ends- About ADIA Lab ADIA Lab is an independent institution engaged in basic and applied research in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and High-Performance and Quantum Computing, across all major fields of study. This includes exploring applications in areas such as climate change and energy transition, blockchain technology, financial inclusion and investing, decision making, automation, cybersecurity, health sciences, education, telecommunications, and space. Based in Abu Dhabi, ADIA Lab is an independent, standalone entity supported by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), a globally-diversified investment institution that invests funds on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi. ADIA Lab has its own governance and operational structure, and is guided by an Advisory Board of global thought leaders in data and computationally-intensive disciplines, to pursue its research independently. For media information contact: Nida Noor / Raneem Abudaqqa Tales & Heads Email: ADIALab@
