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US Beats China To The Top Of The Supercomputer List
US Beats China To The Top Of The Supercomputer List Over the last 5 years, there has been something of a back-and-forth between China and the US over who has the most powerful computer. The term ‘supercomputer’ means exactly that, it is a system which has been designed to produce…
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Japan Wants to Build the World’s Fastest Supercomputer by 2018
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Japan wants to push the boundaries of technology further than ever before, but the country’s timeframe for building the fastest supercomputer in the world is certainly interesting. Japan wants to build such a machine by 2018, and in order to do this, officials will reportedly spend…
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Wonder What It Is like to Unbox a Supercomputer?
There isn’t a much better feeling then receiving that new product and unpacking it, digging through bubble wrap and packing peanuts for every little thing. And then finally, we can peel off the protective plastic-covers, slowly. But have you ever wondered how it would be to unbox a super computer?…
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BP Begins Using New 2.2 Petaflops Cluster For Oil Exploration
BP have just opened up their brand new datacenter in Houston, which now houses the world’s largest supercomputer for commercial research and it is capable of punching out data at more than 2.2 petaflops. The currently unnamed system is part of a five year investment program at BP that will…
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