China retains supercomputer crown in latest Top500 list
A supercomputer built by the Chinese government has retained its place at the top of a list of the world's most powerful systems, the BBC reports.
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Campus IT staff to supercomputers: Be cool
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Supercomputer breakthrough allows astronomers to share universe simulations
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