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World’s No. 1 computer has long list of tasks

Posted on Feb 9th, 2010

Being fast is important - and having the world's fastest computer is even better - but it's what you do with that speed that really counts, according to Oak Ridge ...
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Supercomputing time awarded to design transformational lithium air battery

Posted on Jan 29th, 2010

The Department of Energy announced today that 24 million hours of supercomputing time out of a total of 1.6 billion available hours at Argonne and Oak Ridge ...
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People to Watch 2010: Suzy Tichenor

Posted on Jan 11th, 2010

Transferring HPC technology and expertise from supercomputing centers to industry is easier said than done. As director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Industrial Partnership Program, Suzy is in a premier ...
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Scientists, IT community await exascale computers

Posted on Dec 7th, 2009

The race is on to develop a new generation of far more powerful supercomputers that could help solve some of the world's most vexing problems. Exascale supercomputers, expected to appear by ...
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Supercomputing for the Masses

Posted on Dec 3rd, 2009

For decades, the world’s supercomputers have been the tightly guarded property of universities and governments. But what would happen if regular folks could get their hands on one? The price of ...
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Civilian Supercomputer Shatters Nuke Simulator’s Speed Record

Posted on Nov 17th, 2009

The retooled Jaguar supercomputer blew away the competition on the latest list of the 500 fastest computers in the world, clocking an incredible 1.759 petaflops — 1,759 trillion calculations per ...
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Science-based US supercomputer fastest in world

Posted on Nov 17th, 2009

At least for the moment, the world's fastest supercomputer is devoted to solving scientific questions that may save the planet - climate change, renewable energy, new medicines - rather than ...
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Jaguar pulls ahead of RoadRunner for #1 slot on Top500

Posted on Nov 16th, 2009

Well, its time again for the semi-annual HPC community feats of strength with the release of the fall Top500. You can of course find the list itself here, and the ...
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Jaguar supercomputer races past Roadrunner in Top500

Posted on Nov 16th, 2009

The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. Sitting back at No. 2 on the Top500 list of ...
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Faster Supercomputers: Your Tax Dollars at Work

Posted on Nov 15th, 2009

On Monday, researchers will release a twice-yearly list of the 500 biggest computers in the world. The latest rankings should provide some new clues about high tech’s relentless speed race, ...
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