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Durham University upgrades supercomputer for cosmology research
A high performance server cluster is enabling researchers at Durham University to better understand the universe, by allowing them to model phenomena ranging from solar flares to the formation of galaxies.
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Indiana University dedicates biggest college-owned supercomputer
Indiana University today dedicated the fastest supercomputer owned by a university to date -- the new Big Red II system.
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Dell working on ARM supercomputer prototypes
Dell's research division are putting together the pieces for prototype ARM supercomputers.
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China plans to standardise on localised Ubuntu
China has picked Canonical's Linux-based Ubuntu OS as the reference architecture to establish a standardised operating system in the nation that could end up in PCs, servers, tablets and smartphones.
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Nvidia to speed up graphics processors with Maxwell, Volta
Nvidia wants graphics processors to create avatars with realistic human faces, and power visual searches in which images can be identified to produce matching search results.
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Intel integrates storage and network controllers for exascale computing
Intel is making architectural improvements to its processors with the hope of creating the first exaflop supercomputer between 2018 and 2020.
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IBM advances silicon nanophotonics
IBM has demonstrated that it is commercially feasible to bake optical circuitry into silicon processors using existing fabrication techniques, which could set the stage for radically faster and lower-cost computer communications.
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China prepares new 8-core Godson processor for PCs and servers
China will take the wraps off its latest 8-core Godson processor early next year to show its chip-making ability compared to Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and ARM.
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Sequoia HPC tops new Graph 500 ranking of Big Data machines
The Graph 500 ranking of the most powerful supercomputers at handling Big Data workloads has been introduced to complement the Top500 HPC list.
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Europe hoping ARM chips can help catch US in HPC industry
The European Union is moving to build a high-performance computing industry to challenge US dominance, but it doesn't want to play catch-up. It wants to leapfrog and it is seeing whether ARM Holdings technology can give it that edge.
