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This year, Japan will deploy a Cray XC50 that will be the world’s most powerful supercomputer in the field of advanced nuclear fusion research. It will be installed at the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science (QST) and used for local nuclear fusion science and to support ITER, the massive multinational fusion project scheduled […]
Figuring out the Mississippi’s hydrodynamics matters so much that Louisiana has dropped $ 18 million on a 10,800-square-foot model of Big Muddy’s sinuous meanders. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a4ec77daadcbb1517359fe8/master/pass/0218-WI-APMISS-01_sq.jpg
A reproduction of the Tsar Bomba, the biggest nuclear weapon ever detonated, at the Nuclear Weapons Museum at RFNC-VNIIEF in Sarov, where Russia designs and builds its nuclear weapons—and some engineers apparently decided to try to do some nuclear-powered blockchain mining. (credit: Croquant & Hex) Russia’s Interfax News Agency reports that engineers at the All-Russian […]
Every year at the annual Supercomputing Conference, a team of volunteers builds the world’s fastest temporary network. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a15cada8dc2ba4d17516be4/master/pass/supercomputer-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Liqid and Orange Silicon Valley have teamed up to create a prototype for a “composable” graphics supercomputer. That means it is a computer built with graphics chips that can scale from a small size to a very large size based on the demands of its users. The companies believe it could be used as an […]
At peak performance, Summit will perform 200 million billion operations a second and require as much energy as a decent-sized city. https://media.wired.com/photos/59a8a9b240adcf64e81fd56a/master/pass/supercomputer-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Courtesy of Predictive Science, Inc. No one knows exactly what the total solar eclipse will look like until it actually happens on Monday. But that hasn’t stopped computer scientists from guessing. Nearly anyone in the US can see the moon partially block the sun on Monday, weather permitting. However, those lucky enough to be in […]
NVIDIA/Youtube Nvidia announced its third automotive partnership this year as it looks to beat competitors like Intel in the race to power self-driving cars. Nvidia will install its Drive PX supercomputer system in Volvo cars by 2021, Nvidia CEO and founder Jensen Huang said during Automobil Elektronik Kongress, a conference in Germany, Monday night pacific time. The […]
A new supercomputer for the National Center for Atmospheric Research gets to work studying climate and solar flares—and prepares for a bunch of new neighbors. The post Why You Should Put Your Supercomputer in Wyoming appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
