In Global Supercomputing Race, China Moves to Front Of the Pack

摘要

The world of supercomputing is as competitive as an Olympic sport. Nations develop new systems each year in hopes of seeing them climb the charts. Supercomputers are designed by mainstream companies like IBM and Hewlett-Packard and have a deployable lifespan of a few years. They have names like Jaguar, Roadrunner and Intrepid, and can crack codes or predict the weather. One in the works in Illinois will help explain the cosmos, scientists say.