Use of Supercomputers- From Powering Social Networks To Cancer Research

A look at how national labs in China and the US are using supercomputers to develop new products faster and solve complex challenges.

Super computers are now being used for -

• Developing better products, like more efficient engines and batteries
• Developing alternative energy sources
• Improving the efficiency of existing energy sources
• Climate research
• Researching cures for cancer and diseases like the H1N1 virus

Take a look at this short video put up by Nvidia team for people without a computer science degree, to help better understand the power of supercomputers :