Using DOE
supercomputing systems, the team ran extremely detailed simulations to understand the mineralization process.
Unique among codes used in other exascale computing projects, it can run on all current and prototype architectures, from the basic X86 chip used in most home PCs, to graphics processing units, to the newest Knights Landing chip found in Theta, the ALCF's latest
supercomputing system.
They performed density functional theory calculations on
the supercomputing system at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center.
Not exact matches
To put things into perspective, with the best available
supercomputing facilities we can just about control a drone to avoid obstacles, but such a
system performs a less well than a bee.
The Science Amin notes that revamping the energy
system will take a tremendous push in applied mathematics,
systems science, and
supercomputing.
To do so, he is pushing forward with plans to investigate bigger
systems by using more
supercomputing clout.
In addition to JGU, also involved in the project are the Technical University of Madrid and the Barcelona
Supercomputing Center in Spain, the French National Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (Inria), the Foundation for Research and Technology in Greece, Seagate
Systems in the UK, the German Climate Computing Center, CA Technologies Development in Spain, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), and Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH.
The hope is that
systems like Blue Gene could be the future of
supercomputing because they harness cheap off - the - shelf PC microprocessors rather than the custom - built hardware of SX - 8 and the Earth Simulator.
Vera Pancaldi: Computational
Systems Biologist, 2007 - 2010 Now Senior Researcher, Barcelona
Supercomputing Centre, Spain
McManus uses Lustre as an example of a high - performance shared file -
system as it has been used in
supercomputing for years and is designed to provide high bandwidth for large data sets such as those found in genomics.
QST's
system, which has yet to be named, won't even be the top Cray XC50
system (that honor is held by the Swiss National
Supercomputing Center's «Piz Daint»).
«SuperQuest — The High School
Supercomputing Challenge» is being sponsored by ETA
Systems Inc., a subsidiary of the Control Data Corporation.
It will maximise the use of past, current and future earth observations (from in - situ and satellite observing
systems) in conjunction with modelling,
supercomputing and networking capabilities.
«Providing next - generation
supercomputing is vital to better understanding the Earth
system that affects us all,» said NCAR Director James W. Hurrell.
Visualization created using Yellowstone Contour lines and isosurfaces provide valuable information about turbulence and aerodynamic drag in this visualization of air flow through the blades of a wind turbine, the product of a simulation on the NCAR - Wyoming
Supercomputing Center's Yellowstone
system.