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Most Powerful Computer in Canada - for a Day

Posted by timothy on from the fleeting-fame dept.

An anonymous reader writes "On Nov. 4, 18 Canadian universities and will create the most powerful computer in Canada for a day to solve an important computational chemistry question in one day -- a task that would normally take six years to complete." Here is more information on the temporary supercomputer available at the project's home page and at UofG's News.

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  1. Repeat... by jacobjyu · · Score: 0, Redundant

    find it also here

  2. Re:CANADA! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant
    Sorry to burst your patriotic bubble, but the Zamboni was invented by an American who was born in Utah and built the first zamboni in Southern California of all places.


    The Zamboni Story


    Of course, that story comes from zamboni.com so it could be pure propaganda.

  3. wow by forkboy · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Imagine a Beowolf cluster of these! Oh wait, nevermind.

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