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    This photo gallery takes you inside Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US, home to some of the world's fastest supercomputers. It's also the site where the first plutonium was refined to create atomic bombs during World War II.

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    The next breakthrough in the study of diseases such as cancer may come from a digital mind, with the University of Melbourne and the Victorian government planning to invest AU$100 million in a supercomputer devoted to the life sciences.

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    IBM is shedding light on a program to create the world's fastest supercomputer, illuminating a dual-pronged strategy, an unusual new processor design and a leaning toward the Linux operating system.

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    Cray announced on Thursday a new supercomputer that will leave its fastest counterparts in the dust.

  • Linux to enter supercomputing top five

    A Linux cluster coming to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory later this year will be the most powerful Linux or Intel-based supercomputer ever built.

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