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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’ 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
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 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 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 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 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
IBM’s supercomputer ‘Summit’ has identified 77 existing drugs that could tackle coronavirus IBM supercomputer identified 77 drugs that could help tackle the coronavirus It focused on the method virus uses to bind to cells to identify the compounds Further testing is required to determine whether they can be used as treatment Currently no vaccine or … Read more