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supercomputers in pictures
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In Pictures: The 10 baddest supercomputers on Earth
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In Pictures: 10 evil supercomputers - and their bloodthirsty plans for our demise
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In Pictures: The 10 fastest supercomputers on Earth
News about supercomputers
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$18 million buys NIWA new Cray supercomputers
Water and atmospheric research institute NIWA and partners are investing in three new supercomputers to enhance scientists’ abilities to solve vexing problems.
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New supercomputer will unite x86, Power9 and ARM chips
For once, there will be a cease-fire in the war between major chip architectures x86, ARM and Power9, all of which will be in a supercomputer being built in Barcelona.
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Tianjin explosion shuts down Chinese supercomputer
The deadly explosion that rocked the Chinese city of Tianjin has caused the country to shut down a nearby supercomputer, also one of the fastest in the world.
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Obama rolls out initiative to boost US supercomputer capability
US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order setting up the National Strategic Computing Initiative that will adopt a coordinated strategy involving multiple government agencies, academia and the private sector for the development of high-performance computing systems.
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IBM Watson's next trick: Helping you write better
IBM's Watson has already proven its mettle in the kitchen and on game shows, but its latest skill set is one that could help us all: making sure our writing conveys what we want it to.
Features about supercomputers
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Inside Tsubame - the Nvidia GPU supercomputer
When you enter the computer room on the second floor of Tokyo Institute of Technology's computer building, you're not immediately struck by the size of Japan's second-fastest supercomputer. You can't see the Tsubame computer for the industrial air conditioning units that are standing in your way, but this in itself is telling. With more than 30,000 processing cores buzzing away, the machine consumes a megawatt of power and needs to be kept cool.
