The United States has retaken the lead when it comes to raw supercomputing power for the first time since 2009, but a German supercomputer that’s not far behind displays a more efficient and eco-friendly way of cooling its ultrafast processors — using a hot-water system.Both of the computers in question are the work of scientists at IBM, and both made the ranks of the Top 500 Supercomputer Sites, a bi-annual list compiled by U.S. and German researchers beginning in 1993.
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