What supercomputers are being used for

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dynaman
 #1
A while back we had some talk about supercomputers and if they were still being used (at least I think it was here). It seems they are being used to desing Pringles, well among other things.


http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/12/05/supercomputers/index.html

Jim Brown
 #2
Today's supercomputers are ensuring the nation's nuclear stockpile, forecasting weather, designing safer more fuel-efficient cars, mapping DNA, exploring the cosmos and even creating potato chips
They forgot to add ..

"as well as being used to run Windows Vista too."

Actually our very own PC's are relatively powerfull. I guess most of us don't really make use of such power though.

nawi
 #3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_programming

sswift
 #4
Crimefighting!

andy_mc
 #5
running the Vista beta?

Dubious Drewski
 #6
Oh well, I'm surprised no one mentioned Evolutionary algorithms: Computers that design bridges, girders, wing
shapes, etc all by themselves through the process of evolution. Survival-of-the-fitest-design and whatnot. Very
cool stuff.

Anyway, even with todays supercomputers, running these algorithms through multiple generations of designs can take
months!