Today’s researchers rely on network backbone technology and large-scale computing support to fuel discovery and breakthroughs. These services can often be invisible, complex, and intimidating, but their value is indisputable. A weekly online publication, the Science Node, strives to make advanced computing and networks understandable to the masses. The US desk editor is based at Indiana University while the European desk editor works out of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN, in Switzerland.

 With over 11,000 subscribers in 190 countries, the Science Node was previously known as International Science Grid This Week (iSGTW). The publication has been engaging with the public and supporting the research computing community for over a decade. Now, with iSGTW’s reporting extending well beyond grid computing, the editors decided it was time for a new tech-neutral name — and an updated look and feel. To read further, please visit https://itnews.iu.edu/articles/2015/USE-the-science-node-explores-how-tech-works-and-why-it-matters-to-science,-research.php.