Super computers have come a long way since the 1960s and they are now contributing by solving humanity’s biggest problems. Current giant computers are thousands times powerful than you average desktop computer. Super computers are used from forecasting your weather to modeling the human brain.
These computers can also answer questions about the biggest scientific questions humanity wants to answer. For example, how the universe was created by the Big Bang. Researchers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center simulated how the first galaxies formed. Scientists at NASA Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., simulated the birth of stars. Also, nuclear weapons systems are tested with super computers because these machines simulate what the nuclear defense systems would do if they were needed.
In the near future, these magnificent machines will edge towards “exascale” capabilities – these computers will become around 50 times more powerful than current super computers. Other future trends include integrating large amounts of data for applications like discovering new materials and biotechnologies.
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