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World's Most Powerful Computer Will Boost China, Scientist Says
An engineer inspects the Tianhe-1 supercomputer at the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin, China.
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China is developing and building the Tianhe-3, the world's first exascale supercomputer, a leading scientist says. It will be 10 times faster than the current world leader, China's Sunway TaihuLight, and will "become an important platform for national scientific development and industrial reforms," says Meng Xiangfei, head of the applications department of the National Supercomputer Center.
The new supercomputer will step up development in big data and artificial intelligence, he said. It will also work with traditional industries like steel and mining to build business models, as well as creating smart-healthcare and smart cities.
Right now, Tianhe-1, China's first quadrillioncalculations per second supercomputer, is carrying out more than 1,400 computing tasks simultaneously and it can complete around 10,000 tasks per day, says Meng. Tianhe-1 is serving more than 1,600 research institutes and companies from more than 20 provinces, he says.
"China aims to become a technological powerhouse by 2035," he says.
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