exascale computing Archives

The Titan supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. (Department of Energy)

Oak Ridge National Lab director to retire in December

Thomas Zacharia will depart after a 35-year career at the laboratory.

Jul 13, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Oak Ridge National Lab houses the world’s first and fastest exascale supercomputer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Frontier, or OLCF-5. (Image credit: Carlos Jones / ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy).

Department of Energy ready to use Frontier supercomputer to solve 24 science problems

Research projects will span key national policy areas: economic, national and energy security; scientific discovery; and even health care.

Jun 6, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Former Justice CTO joins Hewlett Packard

Ron Bewtra joins the company as director of leadership high-performance computing.

Jan 11, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

A rending of the Polaris supercomputer (Courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory)

Polaris paves the way for Aurora exascale supercomputer at Argonne

The "stepping stone" supercomputer will afford staff and users early access to new hardware and technologies.

Aug 25, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

US President Joe Biden speaks as Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland look on during an event about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2021. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden administration proposes record $171.3B for R&D across civilian agencies

The proposed sum would come alongside extra funding for research included in the American Jobs Plan.

May 28, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

supercomputing supercomputer — (Getty Images)

Next Generation Computing Act proposed to speed U.S. supercomputer development

The Beyond Exascale Computing Program would provide support for a new generation of supercomputers.

May 24, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

Rick Perry, Sandy Weill, AI, biomedical — Energy Secretary Rick Perry, center, speaks at a roundtable on AI at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Aug. 26, 2019. At left is Sandy Weill, founder of the Weill Family Foundation. (LLNL)

Department of Energy puts AI to biomedical use

The agency started a public-private partnership with Weill Family Foundation seeking breakthroughs addressing neurological disorders like traumatic brain injuries using supercomputing.

Aug 30, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir

Sandia National Laboratory, computer simulation — A computer simulation on the visualization wall at the Energy Department’s Sandia National Laboratory. (Department of Energy / Flickr)

Department of Energy’s push for exascale supercomputer begins with $258 million in grants

Advanced Micro Devices, Cray Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprises, IBM, Intel and NVIDIA all won funding. The goal is to deliver one exascale-capable system by 2021.

Jun 16, 2017

Energy Department to build two new supercomputers, further exascale computing research

Titan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s supercomputer, is going to have a more-powerful sibling in a few years. (Credit: ORNL) The Energy Department announced two nine-figure contract deals…

Nov 14, 2014

AMD is rethinking the graphics processor for government

The inside of AMD’s Spider system is shown. AMD is working with the Department of Energy on exascale computing. (cc-licensed Anne Jacko | https://flic.kr/p/4yEgFP ) When techies…

Oct 10, 2014