How supercomputers are impacting our daily lives
From the skies to deep under the earth’s surface. My colleague Xavier Vigouroux’s recently described the journey that supercomputers are taking, highlighting their progress in matching the processing...
View ArticleAddressing the major supercomputing challenges
As we look to take the next industrial, scientific and societal steps forward, supercomputers are playing an increasingly integral role. We have already discussed some of the projects taking place...
View ArticleIs there a supercomputing power limit?
So far in our series, we’ve looked at projects in progress today as well as some of the challenges to address before we can take supercomputing to the next level. But one of the key conundrums playing...
View ArticleTurning up the heat – Using supercomputing to tackle forest fires
Supercomputing is impacting our daily lives. From predicting the weather and boosting competitiveness in aircraft and car design to experimenting in astrophysics and improving drilling techniques in...
View ArticlePredicting tomorrow’s weather
The weather forecast. It’s often the first data we turn to on waking up in the morning. It’s also data we rely on – especially if there’s a barbecue or trip to the beach planned for later in the day....
View ArticleSantos Dumont: race to compete in global supercomputing
As the supercomputing mega trends of big data, energy consumption and technical complexity collide, the Brazilian scientific community had grand ambitions to build a supercomputer so big and powerful,...
View ArticleHPC is like Black Gold to Oil and Gas Industry
Despite its importance to everyday life, and even with the high involvement of politics in energy transition, there is still no short-term replacement for our use of fossil fuels. Oil and gas remain...
View ArticleRedefining business models with HPC: Simulating wind, waves and seas
As discussed in my colleague Jean-Pierre Panziera’s previous post, High-Performance Computing (HPC) already plays an integral role in the scientific and academic worlds of research and development. In...
View ArticleRedefining business with HPC: Two-day forecasts in 90 minutes
Picture the scene. You’re sat in an aircraft taxiing your way towards the runway preparing to jet off on your holiday. But before you can reach for your book or lose yourself in a film, a freak snow...
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