http://www.computerworld.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:21:48 GMT 2009-11-24T01:21:48Z en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141192/Gore_says_supercomputing_can_be_killer_app_in_climate_change?source=rss_hardware Former Vice President Al Gore told an audience at SC09 that supercomputers can be used to show the world how climate change is affecting the earth. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:39:00 GMT patrick_thibodeau@computerworld.com (Patrick Thibodeau) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141192/Gore_says_supercomputing_can_be_killer_app_in_climate_change?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-19T21:39:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141139/Supercomputing_centers_acknowledge_Amazon_influence?source=rss_hardware Amazon.com's Electric Cloud Computing service is helping to boost the visibility of supercomputer centers to business users. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:12:00 GMT patrick_thibodeau@computerworld.com (Patrick Thibodeau) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141139/Supercomputing_centers_acknowledge_Amazon_influence?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-19T12:12:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141094/Georgia_Tech_supercomputer_powered_by_graphics_processors?source=rss_hardware Georgia Tech says graphics processors may help pave the way toward future exascale supercomputers. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:37:00 GMT (Jon Brodkin) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141094/Georgia_Tech_supercomputer_powered_by_graphics_processors?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-18T17:37:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141004/Japan_may_back_out_of_fastest_supercomputer_project?source=rss_hardware An ambitious plan by Japan to build the most powerful computer in the world stands on the brink of collapse this week after a government panel recommended funding for the project be virtually eliminated. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:28:00 GMT (Martyn Williams) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141004/Japan_may_back_out_of_fastest_supercomputer_project?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-17T03:28:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140928/Supercomputers_with_100_million_cores_coming_by_2018?source=rss_hardware The race is on to make supercomputers as powerful as possible to solve some of the world's biggest problems -- everything from climate change to the need for ultra-long-life batteries for cars, running fusion reactors with plasma that reaches 150 million degrees Celsius and creating bio-fuels. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:01:00 GMT patrick_thibodeau@computerworld.com (Patrick Thibodeau) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140928/Supercomputers_with_100_million_cores_coming_by_2018?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-16T12:01:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140925/Two_rival_supercomputers_duke_it_out_for_top_spot?source=rss_hardware A Cray supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has regained the title of the world's most powerful supercomputer, overtaking the installation that was ranked at the top in June, while China entered the Top 10 with a hybrid Intel-AMD system. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:08:00 GMT (Stephen Lawson) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140925/Two_rival_supercomputers_duke_it_out_for_top_spot?source=rss_hardware 2009-11-16T05:08:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/67/Mainframes+and+Supercomputers View more Mainframes news and analysis from Computerworld.com http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/67/Mainframes+and+Supercomputers