University Supercomputers Are Science’s Unsung Heroes, and Texas Will Get the Fastest Yet

The machine is called Frontera.

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Aug 31, 2018 · 3 min read
A ‘Mistral’ supercomputer, installed in 2016, at the German Climate Computing Center. Photo: Morris MacMatzen/Getty Images

By Rob Verger

Supercomputers are powerful machines with great names — Blue Waters, Bridges, Jetstream, Comet. But a new one will soon be joining that list: Frontera. The $60 million machine will live at the University of Texas at Austin…

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