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News Release 14-156
Innovative new supercomputers increase nation's computational capacity and capability
NSF commits $16M to build cloud-based and data-intensive advanced computing systems for the open science community
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As supercomputing--also known as high performance computing or HPC--becomes central to the work and progress of researchers in all fields, from genomics and ecology to medicine and education, new kinds of computing resources and more inclusive modes of interaction are required.
In November 2014, the National Science Foundation announced support for two new supercomputing acquisitions for the open science community that will complement existing resources with capabilities that allow advanced computing to be available to a broader portfolio of emerging scientific frontiers and communities. The new resources are anticipated to come online in early 2016.
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NSF has awarded Indiana University $6.5M to build Jetstream, a research cloud for science and engineering. Jetstream will be a user-friendly cloud environment designed to give researchers and students access to computing and data anaylsis resources on demand--from their tablets, laptops or desktop PCs.
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NSF awarded the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center $9.6M to build Bridges, a new HPC resource. Bridges will be a uniquely capable supercomputer designed to empower new research communities, bring desktop convenience to supercomputing, expand campus access, and help researchers needing to tackle vast data to work more intuitively.
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Jetstream architecture diagram.
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