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IBM Creates a Cooler Supercomputer

Chilled water reduces energy needs for a more powerful machine

By Laila Weir, Newser User

Posted Apr 8, 2008 1:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – IBM has found a way to squeeze five times the performance out of a supercomputer at just 40% of the power. The newest version of the Power 575 draws chilled water into the computer and runs it through copper plates above processors to cool them,... Read full story »

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