UK researchers primed to build next-generation supercomputer

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Science and Technology Council expects latest supercomputer to build appetite for high performance computing

The UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is set to invest up to £16m to create a new supercomputer, based on the principles of so-called exascale computing. The STFC, one of sev...

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