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Summit supercomputer gets virtual farewell on Zoom — supercomputer going full tilt until last possible moment

ORNL celebrated the Summit supercomputer's years of service with a virtual farewell on Zoom.

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ORNL shreds 250 petabytes of disk drives from the Summit supercomputer — Alpine storage system dismantled in preparation for the world's fastest supercomputer

The Alpine storage system, a high-performance storage array for the world's 9th fastest supercomputer, has shredded all of its drives by ORNL in preparation for its replacement, Alpine2, which will power Summit until November.

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$200 million supercomputer will be scrapped within weeks — ORNL's Summit could be a bargain for someone with very deep pockets, lofty ambitions (and some serious real estate to park it all)

ORNL's Summit supercomputer is going to be scrapped in weeks

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Summit supercomputer set to be retired in November — it was the world's most powerful back in 2018-19

Oak Ridge National Lab will retire the Summit supercomputer, once the fastest supercomputer on the planet, this coming November 2024.

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'Springy' solid-state battery is twice the width of a white blood cell and could drastically increase EV range

Scientists in the U.S. have created a battery for electric cars that could be safer and offer better performance than the ones we have now thanks to a unique design.

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Diamond-based quantum accelerators to be integrated into Oak Ridge National Laboratory's HPC

Quantum Brilliance (QB) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have announced a strategic collaboration that will integrate the former’s diamond-based quantum accelerators with the latter’s state-of-the-art high performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.

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Supercomputing icon warns that China could have the world's fastest supercomputers

China's government no longer wants to disclose performance of supercomputers, which creates suspicions in the U.S.

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US requests proposals for next-gen Discovery supercomputer — will be up to five times faster than the world's fastest supercomputer, arrive in 2027

ORNL's Discovery supercomputer could offer up to 6 ExaFLOPS performance.

Tom’s Hardware

Your iPhone 15 charger contains a material with quasi super-powers — gallium nitride can withstand deadly radiations and extremely high temperatures that would literally fry silicon chips

Gallium nitride (GaN) used in iPhone 15 chargers can withstand deadly radiations and extremely high temperatures.

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Secrets of radioactive 'promethium' — a rare earth element with mysterious applications — uncovered after 80-year search

Scientists have revealed key properties of radioactive promethium, a rare earth element with poorly understood applications, using a groundbreaking new method.

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Experimental wireless EV charger is just as fast as a superfast wired plug, scientists say

This 14-inch wireless charging device works at a rate of 100 kW, scientists claim, meaning it's up to 10 times as fast as some of the best commercially available alternatives.

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Wireless EV charging gets the turbo treatment with breakthrough 100kW power transfer – making it as fast as a wired plug

New research could spell the end of awkward, heavy cables, but downsides could put a brake on widespread adoption.

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This Breakthrough Wireless EV Charger Reaches 100 kW Speeds With Near-Perfect Efficiency

Wireless charging could eliminate many problems EV owners face today, but its deployment seems capital-intensive and complex.

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Battery Scientists Claim Breakthrough, 10-Minute Fast Charging For 1,500 Cycles

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's new EV battery chemistry can sustain 10-minute fast charging for 1500 cycles.

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