SpaceX is launching a supercomputer to the International Space Station

For the year-long experiment, astronauts will install the computer inside a rack in the Destiny module of the space station.

These 25 Billion Galaxies are Living in a Simulation

A team of astrophysicists from UZH has simulated the formation of the entire Universe, producing a catalog that will help unlock the secrets of the "Dark Universe".

IBM's computing power will tackle the world's biggest problems

IBM’s Science for Social Good program will use AI, cloud and deep science to solve global challenges.

New Materials Could Lay Groundwork for Future Quantum Supercomputers

A team of Stanford University engineers are exploring specialized materials to bring concept of quantum computing closer to reality.

Bristol and Bath to build world’s largest ARM-based supercomputer

The University of Bristol is leading a £3m project to build the world’s largest ARM-based supercomputer.

EU hails new Airbus-size alliance for supercomputers

Seven European countries announced a joint initiative to acquire and deploy world-class high-performance computers. EuroHPCEuroHPC aims to deploy so-called exascale computers that are capable of at least 10 to the 18th power calculations per second.

Supercomputers may boost life expectancy by 10 years

Supercomputers look set to improve medical practice to such a degree that our life expectancy could go up between five and 10 years.

Physicists Unveil Blueprint for a Quantum Computer the Size of a Soccer Field

Now physicists from the UK have created a blueprint for a soccer-field-sized machine they say could reach the blistering speeds that would allow them to solve problems beyond the reach of today’s most powerful supercomputers.

China to Develop Supercomputer Prototype as Powerful as Human Brain

Chinese state media announced that by the end of the year it intends to put out a prototype of an exascale supercomputer that would be more than ten times as powerful as any existing machine.

Japan plans 130-petaflops China-beating number-crunching supercomputer

Japan is reportedly planning to build a 130-petaflops supercomputer costing $173 million that is due for completion next year.

Microsoft, Cray claim deep learning breakthrough on supercomputers

A team of researchers from Microsoft, Cray, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre have been working on a project to speed up the use of deep learning algorithms on supercomputers.

The fastest computer in the world pushes 125 petaflops of data

The fastest computer in the world today can deliver about 125 petaflops of performance, but that could quadruple in the coming years.

The 'Google Brain' is a real thing but very few people have seen it

Google Brain is actually a real thing that exists inside Google's massive collection of data centers.

World's biggest telescope meets second-fastest supercomputer

A prototype part of the software system to manage data from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope has run on the world’s second-fastest supercomputer in China.

China Building a Supercomputer Much Faster Than Current World Record Holder

Right in the heels of bagging the title for the fastest supercomputer in the world, Chinese scientists are already building a new machine that will vastly surpass their current record holder.