Yesterday, the University of Stuttgart presented its new super computer Hawk. The calculator is one of the fastest in the world.
- A new supercomputer was presented yesterday at the high-performance computing center at the University of Stuttgart.
- The new Hawk supercomputer is one of the fastest computers in the world.
- The new Hawk supercomputer cost 76 million euros.
Stuttgart - The "Hawk" supercomputer is one of the fastest computers in the world. It is located in Baden-Württemberg, more precisely: at the University of Stuttgart. Thanks to "Hawk", complex simulations for science and industry can be calculated in the high-performance data center from April.
As fast as Hawk there is only one computer in Munich worldwide, as merkur.de * reports. In Stuttgart, the new computer that was introduced yesterday replaces the old "Hazel Hen", as echo24.de * reports. Hawk brings 3.5 times the performance of the old computer in Stuttgart. Scientists and engineers hope to be able to research ever larger and more complex phenomena.
Supercomputer Hawk at the University of Stuttgart is the new flagship in Baden-Württemberg
"With Hawk, the already excellent research infrastructure at the University of Stuttgart has been supplemented by another flagship. It enables top-class academic and industrial research wherever simulation and big data play an important role. The new high-performance computer thus makes an important contribution to implementing the vision 'Intelligent Systems for a Sustainable Society' at the University of Stuttgart, "says Professor Wolfram Ressel, Rector of the University of Stuttgart.
The new Hawk supercomputer is from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and cost around 38 million euros . The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and Art paid half of the costs. The other half was taken over by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Uni Stuttgart: Supercomputer Hawk is good for science AND business
"With Hawk we can enter new simulation worlds in our country's key industries, mobility, mechanical engineering and healthcare. One of the fastest computers in a public facility worldwide, which is also available to industry, is a smart investment in that The future of our science and business location, "said Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann at the launch of the new supercomputer.
In the future, the Hawk supercomputer will help optimize wind turbines and power plant engines. The supercomputer can also improve the aerodynamics of aircraft and cars. As an absolute novelty, Hawk could also simulate the noise development of an aircraft in detail. With a look into the future and the challenges that lie ahead, Hawk can also simulate very precise climate models and thus calculate detailed climate predictions.
Support nationwide: Supercomputer Hawk does not only calculate for the University of Stuttgart
But Hawk will not only support science, it will also make ten percent of its computing time available to the economy in Baden-Württemberg and Germany. This will be a decisive location advantage for Baden-Württemberg and Stuttgart. Heilbronn can now also call itself a university town thanks to a special educational center.
The high performance computing center of the University of Stuttgart (HLRS) was founded in 1996 as the first federal high performance computing center in Germany. As an institution of the University of Stuttgart and a member of the Gauss Center for Supercomputing, the HLRS makes its computing capacity available to users from science and industry. The HLRS operates state-of-the-art high-performance computing systems and technologies, offers first-class training in the areas of programming and simulation, and researches pioneering questions and technologies relating to the future of high-performance computing (HPC). The HLRS expertise includes areas such as parallel programming, data analysis and artificial intelligence. The users of his systems conduct research in a wide variety of research areas with a focus on engineering and applied sciences.
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