How are supercomputers used?

Supercomputers are the whiz kids of the computing world – they're the fastest, most powerful machines around. Find out what supercomputers are used for. read more

Supercomputers conjure up the image of those massive, hulking, overheating machines that were the world's introduction to computing -- the ones that took up huge amounts of space to spit out computation after computation. read more

The processing power of supercomputers help climatologists predict, not only the likelihood of rain in your neighborhood, but also the paths of hurricanes and the probability of tornado strikes. Scientific Research. Like the weather, scientific research depends upon the number-crunching ability of supercomputers. read more