When you think of a supercomputer, what do you see in your mind's eye? A gigantic mainframe like ENIAC? A sinister emergent intelligence like HAL? Buildings full of GPUs, or maybe a single massive ...

Building a supercomputer above the atmosphere is not just a question of launch cadence, it is also a test of China’s semiconductor ecosystem. Space hardware has to survive radiation, temperature ...

Learn what makes supercomputers so powerful and essential in today’s tech landscape. ExtremeTech breaks down the science. Discover supercomputing with us. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...