Supercomputers Hit an Energy Wall

Audio Report on Jun 27, 2011 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Topics: Engineering, Radio

Supercomputers are becoming increasingly vital to modeling complex scientific problems. As they get bigger, they're also becoming massive energy hogs, using as much power as small cities. Now, scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab are hoping reduce that energy load through an unusual source: the technology in your cell phone.

Additional Links

• The National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center
• Berkeley Lab's Green Flash Project
• More about Moore's Law
• Supercomputers Hit an Energy Wall
• Resolving Clouds in Climate Change Models