Creating a virtual brain may sound like a science-fiction nightmare, but for neuroscientists in Japan and at Seattle’s Allen Institute, it’s a big step toward a long-held dream. They say their ...

Supercomputers are unsung heroes—unless you're a nerd like we are, in which case they're probably at least a little bit sung. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. National Science Foundation said Thursday that the management and operations of a supercomputer used by more than 2,000 climate and weather scientists across the country would be ...

Engineer wearing a hi-vis jacket and hard hat inside a data center full of server racks. - FOTOGRIN/Shutterstock Supercomputers are built to solve very large, difficult problems and do it quickly.

Could a machine outthink the best human mind in the world? Thirty years ago that was still an open question, but a historic matchup between a chess grandmaster and an IBM supercomputer answered it. On ...

For as long as there have been supercomputers, people like us have seen the announcements and said, “Boy! I’d love to get some time on that computer.” But now that most of us have computers and phones ...