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News about high performance computing (HPC)

• Meet Wiener, the University of Queensland supercomputer that Dell kept quiet

  University uses supercomputer to drive Alzheimer’s disease breakthrough

• CSIRO searches for partners to fill new supercomputing panel

  The panel is expected to be established in September and is set to last for at least three years

• NOAA's next supercomputer will be a Cray-IBM hybrid system

  The National Weather Service has updated one of its forecasting models, and is testing it on a more powerful Cray-IBM hybrid supercomputer

• The fate of NASA's supercomputer may depend on Sen. Ted Cruz

  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is now in line to head the Senate subcommittee that oversees science funding. This is not good news.

• Coming by 2023, an exascale supercomputer in the U.S.

  The U.S. has set 2023 as the target date for producing the next great leap in supercomputing.

• U.S. sets sights on 300 petaflop supercomputer

  U.S. officials announced plans to spend $325 million on two new supercomputers, one of which may be built to support 300 petaflops.