The Energy Department will feature supercomputers used at national laboratories on its web site this month to highlight scientific research initiatives at the labs, energy.gov reported Wednesday.DOE aims to shed light on the history and transformation of information technology resources at the national labs, Ben Dotson, project coordinator for digital reform in DOE’s public affairs office, writes in a Wednesday blog post.
Thirty-two of the 500 fastest supercomputers in the world are located at national labs, including Titan at Oak Ridge and Sequoia at Lawrence Livermore.
The labs use the supercomputers to discover and explore scientific events such as the effects of global climate change, astrophysics and quantum mechanics.
Researchers from private organizations and educational institutions also use the supercomputers, Dotson writes.
