It is the first supercomputer to use a new type of processor designed to adapt on the fly. Engineers hope it will handle demanding calculations faster while using far less energy. Spectra carries 128 of NextSilicon’s Maverick-2 accelerators, special chips built to analyze software as it runs.

Linux turns 35 years this year, and the operating system remains the backbone of most supercomputers. Here's why the world's fastest machines don't use Windows.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. National Science Foundation said Thursday that the management and operations of a supercomputer used by more than 2,000 climate and weather scientists across the country would be transferred from a leading research lab to an ...

The Frontier Supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Wikimedia Commons There's no one answer to how many types of supercomputers there are. You can split supercomputers into different sets by architecture, processors ...

Supercomputers are unsung heroes—unless you're a nerd like we are, in which case they're probably at least a little bit sung. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit (opens in a new window) Share on ...

For as long as there have been supercomputers, people like us have seen the announcements and said, “Boy! I’d love to get some time on that computer.” But now that most of us have computers and phones that greatly outpace a Cray 2, what are we doing ...

Supercomputers are built to solve very large, difficult problems and do it quickly. Instead of relying on a single processor, supercomputers like El Capitan at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Frontier at Oak Ridge National Laboratory use a large ...