PCWorld

Stepping up its efforts to regain supercomputing dominance from China, the U.S. within the next two years will activate what could be one of the world’s fastest computers. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has paid hardware company Cray US$174 million to make a multipetaflop supercomputer called Trinity that will run tests and simulations to ensure “the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear deterrent without the use of underground testing,” NNSA said in a statement. Cray is using an array of new computer technologies in Trinity, which will be delivered next year or in 2016. Trinity will be located at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. “If this system were delivered today, it would be the fastest in the world,” claimed Barry Bolding, vice president of marketing for storage at Cray. To read further, please visit http://www.pcworld.com/article/2453060/us-chases-supercomputing-crown-with-multipetaflop-trinity-system.html.