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High Performance Healthcare

Thanks to all the data that is already available, the healthcare sector is ripe for a data-driven transformation. Here’s how supercomputers can make a difference.

Build Your Own Supercomputer For Less Than $1,000

It is possible to build your own supercomputer using parts you can easily buy off the shelf. Just don’t expect it to be on the next TOP500 list.

The Ocean Is Starting To Boil

Over the hundred years that they have been used, floating-point numbers have become so entrenched that replacing them would be like “boiling the ocean.” But Dr. John Gustafson believes he has done just that.

How To Win The Nobel Prize Of Supercomputing

Winning the ACM Gordon Bell Prize in High Performance Computing requires a team effort, says Professor Fu Haohuan, a member of the 12-man team that won the competition in 2016.

Editor’s Note – Supercomputing Asia July 2017

High performance computing has the potential to transform healthcare, an industry sitting on a treasure trove of data.

Supercomputers On The Hunt For Middle Molecules

Making use of the Tsubame supercomputer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kawasaki City aims to accelerate the discovery and testing of middle molecule drugs.

Japan Dominates Latest Green Supercomputing Ranking

Six out of ten of the most energy efficient supercomputers in the world can be found in Japan.

Supercomputing Software Speeds Up Brain Simulation

Computational neuroscientists have taken a divide and conquer approach to simulating the complexity of the brain.

RIKEN Gears Up For AI Research With Powerful New Supercomputer

RIKEN is building one of the largest supercomputers in Japan for artificial intelligence research.