Previously, simulating the universe at this scale was not possible due to the immense timescales involved and limitations in ...
The Aurora is not Argonne’s first supercomputer, but it’s the most ... It covers 10,000 square feet – that’s the size of two full NBA basketball courts. It weighs 600 tons – as much ...
In early November, the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory team did just that by employing the second-fastest ...
When it comes to exaflops it is the floppiest El Capitan has been ranked as the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It ...
The U.S. Department of Energy’s long-delayed Aurora supercomputer is one step closer to going online and potentially becoming the world’s fastest after Intel and Hewlett Packard Enterprise ...
Moving from second place to third is Aurora, which is based in the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility in Illinois. The Intel Xeon-based supercomputer delivered 1.012 Exaflop/s.
In this Cover Story, WGN's Mike Lowe explores the capabilities of one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, found in the western suburbs of Chicagoland. Think of computers as concerts.