Exascale: Frontier Supercomputer Used in Molecular Dynamics Simulation of 2M Electrons

The exascale- class Frontier supercomputer set a new standard for calculating the number of atoms in a molecular dynamics simulation 1,000 times greater in size and speed than previous simulations of its kind, according to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where the HPC system is housed. The simulation ….

U.S. in Preliminary $400M Deal with GlobalWafers to Build 300mm Silicon Wafer Fabs

The U.S. Department of Commerce yesterday announced a proposed $400 million CHIPS + Science Act investment to build what the agency said would be the first domestic fab for 300mm silicon wafers and expand ….

Crusoe to Build 200MW AI Data Center, Then Expand at 1.2 GW Lancium Clean Campus

SAN FRANCISCO and Abilene, TX  — July 18, 2024 — Crusoe Energy Systems LLC announced it is building a 200 MW data center at the Lancium Clean Campus outside Abilene, Texas. Crusoe, a vertically-integrated AI infrastructure company, and Lancium, an energy technology and infrastructure company focused on the decarbonization and stability of the electric power grid, will […]

Argonne Lab Unveils Upgraded Advanced Photon Source

The Advanced Photon Source (APS) Argonne National Laboratory has emerged from a year-long shutdown ready for its second act. “Together with Argonne’s new exascale supercomputer, Aurora, the (APS) will empower scientists to make discoveries ….

Open Innovation AI and Nscale Partner for AI GPU Cloud Services

July 16, 2024 — Open Innovation AI, a GPU orchestration platform, and Nscale, an AI cloud service provider, today announced a partnership designed to deliver AI Cloud services and AI workloads at scale. This alliance will combine Nscale’s GPU infrastructure with Open Innovation AI’s end-to-end AI platform. The partnership aims to enhance the performance, scalability, […]

Chilldyne Launches Liquid Cooling Starter Kit AI in Data Centers

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 16, 2024 – Chilldyne, a provider of direct-to-chip liquid cooling solutions, has  released its data center liquid cooling starter kit designed to prepare data centers for the workloads being driven by AI computing. With high-density racks of up to 150 kW and higher in the future, data center operators need to be […]

DOE Announces AI for Science Roadmap

Washington, DC, July 16, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Energy announced a roadmap for the Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence for Science, Security, and Technology (FASST) in which the agency and its 17 national labs “aims to build the world’s most powerful integrated scientific AI systems for science, energy, and national security, in collaboration with […]

Women in HPC Issues Call for Lightning Talk Proposals at SC24 Workshop, Aug. 16 Deadline

July 15, 2024 — Women in HPC has issued a call for submission for Lightning Talks at the WHPC workshop to be held at the SC24 supercomputing conference on Monday, Nov. 18 in Atlanta. Deadline for submissions is Friday, August 16. This submission requires an extended abstract (up to 2 pages), CV and optional personal […]

BSC Wins €50M to Develop Spain’s AI Training Program

July 11, 2024 — The Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) will receive 50 million euros to develop the programs designed to attract and retain talent that are part of the Artificial Intelligence Strategy, approved by the Spanish government last May. The resolution includes the training in the BSC of 158 professionals […]

July 28 Deadline for Office of Science Digital Twins RFI

July 12, 2024 — The Digital Twins Fast-Tracking Committee of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) of the National Science Foundation, on behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy,  has published a Request for Information on Digital Twins Research and Development, seeking public input for the […]