Right at the brink of a black hole, gravity twists space and time so violently that ordinary physics starts to fall apart.
Pulsating stars. Supernova explosions. Streaking asteroids. Far-off galaxies. Humankind recently saw the first stunning images of outer space taken by the world’s largest digital camera – and Florida ...
Frontier has a peak performance of 2 exaflops per second — meaning it can perform more than a billion-billion calculations per second — and is currently ranked No. 2 on the TOP500 list of the world’s ...
The SuperMUC-NG supercomputer at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) in Munich is one of Europe’s most powerful computing systems. It supports cutting-edge research in fields like astrophysics, ...
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What Is a Supercomputer?

When you think of a supercomputer, what do you see in your mind's eye? A gigantic mainframe like ENIAC? A sinister emergent ...
Supercomputers are unsung heroes—unless you're a nerd like we are, in which case they're probably at least a little bit sung. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...