Top Supercomputer Reaches New Record Speeds

by Will Knight NewScientist.com, 14 Nov 2005 The most powerful supercomputer on the planet has reached a scorching new processing speed, confirming its reputation as the world's top number-cruncher by some margin. Since last June, BlueGene/L has more than doubled in size. It now has more than 130,000 individual processors. The behemoth has now reached a peak speed of 280.6 teraflops. Read more