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In computing, CUDA is a proprietary [1] parallel computing platform and application programming interface (API) that allows software to use certain types of graphics processing units (GPUs) for accelerated general-purpose processing, an approach called general-purpose computing on GPUs.
Gamma-ray sensors are also used for measuring the fluid levels in water and oil industries. [17] Typically, these use Co-60 or Cs-137 isotopes as the radiation source. In the US, gamma ray detectors are beginning to be used as part of the Container Security Initiative (CSI). These machines are advertised to be able to scan 30 containers per hour.
Anansi (West African) – Trickster spider; Arachne () – Weaver cursed into a spider; Carbuncle () – one of its many descriptions is a greenish-red fiery light reminiscent of fireflies
Gamma-ray spectroscopy is the qualitative study of the energy spectra of gamma-ray sources, such as in the nuclear industry, geochemical investigation, and astrophysics. [1] Gamma-ray spectrometry , on the other hand, is the method used to acquire a quantitative spectrum measurement.
The Achaemenid Behistun Inscription mentions Ray (Old Persian: πΌπ₯π , RagΔ; Akkadian: ππ΅πͺ, ra-ga-; Elamite: π©π‘π, rák-ka4-an) as a part of Media, which was the political and cultural base of the ancient Medes, one of the ancient Iranian peoples. [12] Ray was one of the main strongholds of the Seleucid Empire. [13]
John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll , for his jazz and blues -influenced music, and his animated stage personality. [ 1 ]
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of 18 science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury.A recurring theme throughout the stories is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people.
García Márquez billboard in Aracataca: "I feel Latin American from whatever country, but I have never renounced the nostalgia of my homeland: Aracataca, to which I returned one day and discovered that between reality and nostalgia was the raw material for my work".—Gabriel García Márquez