Scientists Create World's Fastest SuperComputer
Scientists developed the world's fastest computer that is able to perform 1,000 trillion operations per second.
The computer, called RoadRunner, is twice as fast the previous fastest computer IBM's Blue Gene system, which was considered to be the fastest supercomputer, being three times faster than other supercomputers in the world. The RoadRunner was developed by the engineers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, US, and IBM Corp. from 13,000 of computer chips.
RoadRunner is the world's first petaflop computer, meaning that it can perform 1,000 trillion operations per second. The daily performance of the computer can be compared to the calculations made by 6 billion people using a hand-held computer 24 hours a day for 46 years.
It took more than six years to develop a computer technology like this. Built from computer chips used in popular video game PlayStation 3 and 12,960 cell engines, it can boast 80 terabytes of memory. The interconnecting system takes 6,000 square feet, having 57 miles of fiber optics and weighs 500,000 pounds.
The supercomputer will be used for nuclear weapons research, but will have a numerous applications in medicine and science, engineering and other fields. It has a great potential to help in developing biofuels, new drug therapies and even vaccine for the HIV virus, solving global energy tasks and find a clue to the origins of the universe.
The RoadRunner is now placed at the IBM research laboratory in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., but will be moved to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where it will be initially tested for unclassified work and later used for nuclear weapons work and other government activities.
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//12 Jun 12, 2009 12:50 AM | posted by:
Viglad Harmones - When was it made?
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//11 Apr 23, 2009 09:36 AM | posted by: ram - this type of computer only used in nuclear weapons research but i think they will reach near a big goal .....
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//10 Apr 01, 2009 02:13 AM | posted by: ARIF YOUNOS - 1 SECOND MEANS 60 MICROSECOND SO THIS MACHINE IS USED NOTHING PERFORM 1,000 operations per second INFECT THEY ABLE TO PERFORM A 60,000 trillion operations IN MICROSECOND.
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//9 Dec 28, 2008 03:44 AM | posted by: nisar - how to work this computer
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//8 Jul 04, 2008 04:51 AM | posted by: DOSUNMU E. OLUFEMI - This is scintilating to be heard of, it's a symbol that the world has become a global village. Road Runner will find a great application in internet uses.
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//7 Jun 30, 2008 04:45 AM | posted by: CuriousFish - What TREND (i mean) does this invention imply?
Who will benefit from this invention?
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//6 Jun 30, 2008 04:41 AM | posted by: CuriousFish - What tend does this invention imply?
Who will benefit from this invention?
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//5 Jun 22, 2008 03:51 AM | posted by: toikong23 - 704793
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//4 Jun 20, 2008 06:14 AM | posted by: john - its outstanding...scientists keep rockin like this....
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//3 Jun 19, 2008 03:54 AM | posted by: lhian - a great work! technology really rocks!
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//2 Jun 16, 2008 11:58 PM | posted by: nic - remarkable , its gud to learnin and knowin great things happenin around
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//1 Jun 13, 2008 11:54 PM | posted by: Arjun kunwar - this is mind blowing news . thanks!
