HPC News Bytes 20241118: On the Scene at SC24, TSMC and the CHIPS Act, Cerebras at Sandia

Good morning to you from SC24 in Atlanta. Here’s a quick (5:33) run-through of recent developments in the world of HPC-AI, including: The SC24 conference starts today; TSMC, the CHIPS Act and semiconductor demand; Sandia National Labs teams with Cerebras.

Transformative Potential of Confidential Computing to be Explored in SC24 Birds of a Feather Session

Atlanta – Nov. 12, 2024 – Sylabs, in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories, will host a Birds of a Feather (BoF) session at SC24 titled Integrating Confidential Computing into High-Performance Cloud Workflows. This interactive session is designed to introduce confidential computing—a cutting-edge approach to securing data while it’s actively in use, not just at rest […]

Sandia: Molecular Dynamics Simulation Record Breakers Nominated for Gordon Bell Prize

Sandia National Laboratories announced today a new speed record in molecular dynamics simulation. A collaborative research team ran simulations using the Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) processor and “raced past the maximum speed achievable on the world’s ….

Sandia and Arizona State to Integrate Photonics and Light-Wave Frequency for Quantum Processing

Aug. 22, 2024 — SandiaNational Laboratories and Arizona State University are collaborating to combine quantum technology and large-scale optical systems into integrated microsystems. Nils Otterstrom, a Sandia physicist specializing in integrated photonics, is working on scaling down optical systems to the size of a chip, which is intended to offer performance advantages and scalability for […]

Quantum vs. Classical HPC: Sandia Labs and Boston Univ. Challenge Conventional Wisdom that Speed Rules Supreme

Theoretical scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and Boston University say they have discovered that quantum computers are unrivaled at solving an advanced math problem. But the big advantage delivered by quantum ….

HPC News Bytes 20240610: Clinical Trials for HPC-Discovered Drug, New Liquid Cooling Technique, CHIPS Act Update, Low Memory-Low Power AI

Good June morning! It’s been an interesting week in HPC-AI, here’s a quick (6:53) review of the latest news and trends: Clinical trials for cancer fighting drug discovered ….

Taking Liquid Cooling to Next Level: Sandia Researchers Say Direct Immersion May Cut Power Use by 70%

…. by directly submergining electrical circuits and components in fluid that does not conduct electricity, Sandia National Laboratories researchers are taking liquid cooling to another level …. 

Cerebras: Wafer Scale Engine Outperforms Frontier Supercomputer on Molecular Dynamics Simulations

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – May 15, 2024 – Accelerated generative AI chip company Cerebras Systems, in collaboration with researchers from Sandia, Lawrence Livermore, and Los Alamos National Laboratories, said it has acheved a breakthrough in molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using the second generation Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine (WSE-2). Researchers performed atomic scale simulations at the millisecond […]

HPC News Bytes 20240429: Exorbitant AI Infra-Tech, Advanced Chips in China, Neuromorphic HPC, an AI Bubble?

A good mid-spring morn to you! You’re invited to join Shahin and Doug on a jaunt (6:04) through recent HPC-AI developments, including: AI infra-tech’s booming costs and data center scarcity problems, a possibe AI bubble ….

Announcing insideHPC’s New National Lab News Portal

Today marks the launch of insideHPC’s new National Lab News portal, a service for the HPC community that highlights and aggregates the use of HPC technologies at supercomputing centers in the United States and around the world. You can access the portal by clicking on the header in the insideHPC navigation bar, (“National Lab News”), articles will be listed….