Learn what makes supercomputers so powerful and essential in today’s tech landscape. ExtremeTech breaks down the science.

This is the IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputer at Brookhaven National Laboratory, one of the machines used in the calculation. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

IBM's Deep Blue system achieved its first ... At that time, it held the rank of the world's 259th most powerful supercomputer. The Deep Blue-Kasparov matches were landmark events in the history ...