4 posts and columns on US Department of Energy

Fujitsu Supercomputer Remains World Champ, but IBM and Intel Are the Real Computing Kings

in News on November 14, 2011 at 5:58 am PT

The latest edition of the semiannual Top 500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers is out. Strangely, there’s no movement among the Top 10, and yet there’s still plenty to talk about.
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Nvidia Chips to Power World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer

in Enterprise on October 11, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

The U.S. government announces plans to build the next great supercomputer. What’s new is that its main computing element will come from Nvidia.
Oak Ridge National Lab's "Jaguar" computer

IBM Brings Supercomputing Muscle to U.S. Lab

in Enterprise on February 8, 2011 at 7:06 am PT

The fastest computer in the world right now is in China, a fact that irritated President Obama to such a degree that he kevtched about it in last month’s State of the Union address. Worry no more, Mr. President. Your own government and IBM are on the case.

Electronics Industry Group Calls California TV Proposal Inefficient

in News on March 30, 2009 at 4:47 am PT

Just how much power TVs should use has become a matter of growing debate between the California Energy Commission and the consumer electronics industry. Next week, the Consumer Electronics Association is coming out with a new study in a salvo against the CEC over proposed rules for specific energy standards for TVs sold in California. Under the CEC’s proposed rules, 42-inch TVs sold in California must consume 183 watts or less by 2011, dropping to 115.5 watts by 2013. The CEC says it’s trying to make TVs more efficient to save the state and consumers money.