Met Office ‘to give forecasts from abroad’ with £1.2 billion energy-guzzling supercomputer

Met Office ‘to give forecasts from abroad’ as £1.2 billion energy-guzzling supercomputer risks torpedoing the service’s public stance on fighting climate change Sources say the Met Office will house a new supercomputer outside the UK  There are fears it will use so much energy it will hinder stance on climate change It is hoped supercomputer … Read more

Met Office ‘to give forecasts from abroad’ with £1.2 billion energy-guzzling supercomputer

Met Office ‘to give forecasts from abroad’ as £1.2 billion energy-guzzling supercomputer risks torpedoing the service’s public stance on fighting climate change Sources say the Met Office will house a new supercomputer outside the UK  There are fears it will use so much energy it will hinder stance on climate change It is hoped supercomputer … Read more

Supercomputer simulation shows how the Moon may have formed

New supercomputer simulations show how the Moon may have formed through the collision of Earth with a Mars-sized planet called Theia about 4.5 billion years ago. UK scientists have produced several animations of simulation scenarios, each showing a different amount of spin ‘wandering planet’ Theia may have had as it approached Earth.  Each simulation depicts various explosive … Read more

Two UK-built shoebox-sized supercomputer satellites set for lift-off

Two shoebox-sized supercomputer satellites, built in Scotland to monitor shipping movements from low-Earth orbit, are due for launch this afternoon. Each nanosatellite has an onboard supercomputer with machine learning algorithms that can provide ‘hyper-accurate predictions’ of the locations of boats. The the so-called ‘Spire’ satellites will calculate their arrival times at ports to help businesses … Read more

World’s fastest supercomputer generates recommendations to limit the spread of COVID-19

World’s fastest supercomputer that has been running simulations to determine how best to reduce the spread of COVID-19 recommends open train windows and limiting passengers as well we using floor-to-ceiling curtains around hospital beds Japanese researchers used a supercomputer to simulate COVID-19 transmission They used Fugaku, dubbed the world’s fastest super computer in 2020 Fugaku … Read more

Japan’s Fugaku is crowned fastest supercomputer with 2.8 times more power than its predecessor

Japan has taken the lead in the supercomputer race, having built a machine that is 2.8 times faster than the previous title holder, according to its developers.  The Fugaku supercomputer was developed by Japanese research institute RIKEN and Fujitsu Ltd – its processor technology comes from UK-based ARM.  Chips designed by Intel and IBM have … Read more

Computer users create world’s fastest supercomputer by donating processing power

Computer users donating spare processing power in the search for a coronavirus vaccine accidentally create the world’s fastest supercomputer more powerful the then next 500 machines combined Folding@Home is an app people install on their computers to donate resources  It allows thousands of machines to work together to solve complicated issues It allows them to … Read more