‘Sparsification’: PNNL Preps Data for Quantum

Quantum computing holds great promise in such such as computational chemistry and high-speed networking. But they’re so different from classical HPC systems that scientists are working out how to feed them quantum-ready data. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are developing an algorithm, called Picasso, designed to handle that task.

Screening 50B Small Molecules: AI-Driven Cancer Research at Argonne with Aurora Exascale HPC

At Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago researchers are using AI and high performance computing to develop new methods aimed at accelerating drug discovery and enhancing drug response prediction. Over the past decade, their efforts have evolved from creating AI tools for cancer research to evaluating AI models ….

DOE to Host May 14 Meeting for Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Management and Operating Contract

April 22, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the schedule for an event associated with the competition for the management and operating contract for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF). DOE will host a virtual meeting onWednesday, May 14, 2025 from 11 am ET to 1:30 pm ET to provide information […]

Putin Pushes for Russian National Supercomputing Center

21 April 2025 — According to the Russian news agency AK&M, Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government to consider the creation of a national supercomputing center. The corresponding instruction is posted on the Kremlin’s website. Putin instructed the cabinet of ministers to submit proposals to the head of state on the creation […]

Deloitte Reports on Nuclear Power and the HPC-AI Data Center Energy Gap

Even as the HPC-AI sector cheers on more powerful chips, denser servers, faster fabrics, bigger memory and mammoth, multi-hundreds of billion-dollar AI data centers, a voice is whispering ….

Compu Dynamics Launches HPC and AI Data Center Infrastructure Solutions

CHANTILLY, Va.– Compu Dynamics, a provider of data center construction and operations services, announced the launch of its AI and High-Performance Computing Services unit. The portfolio encompasses the spectrum of data center needs, from initial design and procurement to construction, operation, and ongoing maintenance, with a particular emphasis on cutting-edge liquid cooling technologies for AI and HPC environment. Compu Dynamics’ new […]

AMD Announces ‘Venice,’ First HPC Chip on TSMC 2nm Process from Arizona Fab

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced its next-generation AMD EPYC processor, “Venice,” and said it is the first HPC product to be taped out and brought up on the TSMC 2nm (N2) process technology.

Liquid Cooling: CoolIT Systems Announces Row-Based Coolant Distribution Unit

Calgary, AB, April 15, 2025 — AI ad HPC liquid cooling company CoolIT Systems today introduced the CHx2000, which the company said is the highest-performance row-based coolant distribution unit (CDU). This follows CoolIT’s announcement of the CHx1500 CDU in early March 2025. In production and shipping from CoolIT’s multi-gigawatt capacity manufacturing facilities, CHx2000 offers a […]

ZincFive Profile: The Power of Batteries for Data Centers — Nickel-Zinc Batteries for Greener Data Centers

At the recent DCD NYC event, we had the opportunity to speak with Steve Jennings, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at ZincFive, about the role of nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries in supporting green data centers in then North America and EMEA markets. As data centers increasingly adopt sustainable solutions, such as renewable energy, NiZn […]

HPC News Bytes 20250414: Argonne’s Reactor Monitor, AI on the Moon, TSMC under $1B Penalty Threat, HPC-AI in Growth Mode

A happy Tax Day (U.S.) Eve to you! It’s been an eventful week in the HPC-AI industry, here’s a rapid (8:39) run-down of recent news ….