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We Will See First Exascale Machine by 2020 If Increase in Supercomputer Speeds Continue
Dec 31, 2012If the increase in supercomputer speeds continue at their current pace, we will see the first exascale machine by 2020, according to the maintainers of the Top500 compilation of the world's fastest systems. System architects of ...
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Cambridge University Turns to Technology Developed for Computer Gaming
Dec 24, 2012Cambridge University is turning to technology developed for computer gaming to help it solve some of the fundamental problems of science. Cambridge University is using chips normally found in computer game consoles to drive cutting-edge ...
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Europe, The US, Japan and China Are Racing to Develop Exascale Machines
Jun 20, 2012Europe, the US, Japan and China are racing to develop the next generation of supercomputer – exascale machines - capable of a million trillion calculations a second by 2020. But why do we need computers as fast as powerful as this? ...
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Supercomputers Will Require Radical Re-Think in Technology Against Barriers of Moore's Law
Jun 20, 2012The next generation of supercomputers will require a radical re-think in technology, as computer design begins to run up against the limits of Moore's law. Research is underway around the world to develop supercomputers containing ...
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