IBM and Tsinghua University start Water Computing research project

September 21 News, yesterday, IBM and Tsinghua University officially launched the global grid Datong "Water calculation" research project. The project aims to use advanced physical water filtration technology to solve the problems of water pollution management in the development of large-scale urbanization in China.　　The strong computing power provided by the IBM Global Grid Alliance (WCG) project will strongly support digital simulations of the contaminated water treatment process in the project, helping researchers to gain insight into how to improve water desalination efficiency and develop more energy efficient water filtration equipment. "Water resources management is a worldwide topic, and the issue of safe water in China is imminent," said Mr. Chanda, chairman and chief executive officer of IBM Greater China. A lot of computational simulation tests are needed to solve this important problem. IBM Global Grid Alliance will work to help China and the world solve this problem, but also hope and appeal to more volunteers, environmental organizations, enterprises, academia and the attention and participation. IBM will use its own ' intelligent water resources management ' concept, combined with the leading technology in large-scale distributed computing, to promote urban water resources management progress, and urban sustainable development process. "Combined with IBM's strong computing power to build the world's leading water resources treatment technology water resources is extremely valuable resources." However, the current state of the world's water resources is shocking: according to a joint report by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, about 884 million people worldwide are currently unable to access safe drinking water.　　The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) data shows that, if the current pattern of water consumption continues, by 2025, 3.5 billion people worldwide will be short of water and more than 40 countries and regions will be involved. In China, with the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, the pollution of water environment and urban drinking source is becoming more and more frequent, and the occurrence frequency of sudden water pollution incidents is increasing, the experts of China Geological Survey Bureau mentioned in the International Groundwater forum that the country has 90% Groundwater has been polluted to varying degrees, 60% of which is seriously polluted. In addition, urban water scarcity is particularly serious, the United Nations World Water Development Report pointed out that China's per capita water resources of only 2300 square meters, only one-fourth of the world average, is one of the world's most poor per capita water resources.　　Therefore, how to solve these problems by improving the total supply of fresh water and ensuring the safety of water quality is very important. These are issues that many developing countries face together. At present, the solution of such problems can be solved by means of sewage treatment and seawater desalination, and the important technology that these methods rely on-water filtration technology, though already existing, is not universal because of its high cost and energy consumption. Therefore, the whole world is in intensive research and efficient new water filtration method. The innovation that is being developed by the multidisciplinary research team led by Professor Zheng Spring, Tsinghua UniversityWater filtration technology is one of them.　　The patented technology, through the use of water in the aperture is extremely small, can only accommodate a few water molecules through the filtration pipeline in the super fast flow and water on the surface after special treatment of extraordinary evaporation, to reduce the energy consumption of sewage purification at the same time improve the production of freshwater, and ultimately reduce the cost of water purification. However, the key to the successful application of this technology is the ability to understand the mechanism by accurately simulating the low speed flow of water molecules in the filtration membrane, thus creating a cost-effective water treatment facility based on the understanding of the mechanism. And this simulation process, the need for a large amount of calculation, which requires scientific research institutions have a great computational capacity. After a rough calculation, the research project will require millions of computer hours in general, and it will take thousands of years if only the research institutes responsible for the project in Tsinghua University--cnmm the existing computing resources. By working with IBM's WCG project, the overall project calculation time can be shortened to a year or so.　　So, the center and IBM decided to work together to make use of IBM Global Grid Alliance and volunteers around the world to provide the center's researchers with much-needed computing power. Professor Zheng, director of CNMM at Tsinghua University, said: "IBM's WCG project will provide support for solving many problems around the world and contributing to more and more public welfare projects." Safe and high quality water resources, the importance of human healthy life is self-evident, we are confident that the use of WCG Project strong computing capacity, the relevant research institutions in this area of research and development to provide full help. At the same time, the volunteers who participate in the project will be proud of their contribution. "IBM is working together to create a better city life now, IBM is in the global development of intelligent water resources management practices, through advanced information technology, to create a new form of water resources management, to help improve the global urbanization process in the water resources management problems, building a smarter, better city life. IBM, for example, is working with SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., to help reduce water pollution around the city's three sides. A city in southern California State is often dry, and IBM's intelligent software is helping it manage an advanced sewage treatment plant. In Malta, IBM is helping to build a nationwide system that detects and optimizes water and electricity supplies through thousands of sensors.　　In China, IBM is also working with Shenyang on a great deal of water resources management.　　The Water Treatment technology project that IBM has cooperated with Tsinghua University through Grid technology is another innovative practice in the field of water resources management. The implementation of these projects has fully demonstrated that IBM will join hands with all sectors of society, is committed to using its advanced information technology, to help the development of global urbanization, and ultimately to create more "intelligent City" corporate citizenship concept.