Supermakter och superdatorer hänger ihop som led och långhalm. Så att Kina nu leder USA på den kända listan över världens kraftigaste superdatorer Top 500 Super Computers är en mycket stor sak.
Det visar att Kina nu har tillgång till större datorresurser än i USA på viktiga områden som IT, forskning och militären. Något som kommer att sätta sina spår i den globala supermaktspolitiken.
John Markoff skriver i New York Times: China Wins New Bragging Rights in Supercomputers
A new list of the world’s fastest supercomputers provides more evidence that the once-yawning technology gap between the United States and China is closing.
China dominates a biannual ranking of the world’s 500 fastest supercomputers, called the Top500, that was published on Monday. Not only does China have the world’s fastest machine for the seventh consecutive time, it has the largest number of computers among the top 500 — a first for any country other than the United States.
Also for the first time, the world’s fastest supercomputer uses Chinese-made microprocessor chips instead of chips from Silicon Valley’s Intel.
Supercomputers are viewed in scientific circles as an indicator of national technology leadership, and they are vital for research in areas ranging from the development of new weapons and medicines, to the design of cars and consumer products. American computing experts and business executives have warned for years that leadership in supercomputing is vital to a range of national interests.
Och för den som undrar så har Sverige 5 superdatorer på listan över värdens starkaste superdatorer, på plats nummer 60, 318, 422, 430 och 431.
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