supercomputer
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Radio observations collected by Dr. Lower using Murriyang, followed by analysis on Swinburne's Ngarrgu Tindebeek supercomputer, helped the researchers investigate what could be the first direct detection of this previously theoretical quantum phenomenon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Pearson says Colossus I, the name of SpaceXAI boss Elon Musk's first mega AI supercomputer facility is "a textbook case of what it looks like when elected officials make promises about economic mobility."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
As the name would suggest, a supercomputer is a very powerful machine.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Washington curtailed Chinese supercomputer developers’ access to Intel chips and other American hardware in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Sometimes I would stare at her and I knew I could see more inside her than anyone else, and all I could see was the whirring light complex of a supercomputer.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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