The Reg HPC: Sixteen hot students, 3 kilowatts, $29k in CASH: It' s cluster combat, China style [Thu May 1 2014]

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*** HPC News ***

Boffins build billion-synapse, three-watt 'brain'
Neural simulation might just be the future of fast, green computing
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/30/neural_simulation_the_future_of_fast_green_computing/

A top-notch supercomputer can beat humans at many things, but they're
also energy hogs – which is one reason so much work goes into neural
simulation as the basis for computers. Now, Stanford scientists have
demonstrated a neural simulation which they say has a million neurons,
multi-billion synapse connections – and runs on just three watts.

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Junior gurus go gung-ho in Guangzhou: Meet the students putting a boot
in clusters' thrusters
Today, it's ASC14, tomorrow, your supercomputer
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/29/clusters_go_gonzo_in_guangzhou_part_1/

That question everyone is asking: who are the undergrads competing for
cluster-building glory at the Asian Student Supercomputer Challenge
(ASC14) in Guangzhou this week? It's a mixed slate of former cluster
competition champions, wannabes, and newbies from almost every
continent on Earth.

First, make sure you're up to speed on what exactly happens in a
cluster-building contest (it's exactly what you think it is). Second,
let's first check out the nine universities from the home country,
China:

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Sixteen hot students, 3 kilowatts, $29k in CASH: It's cluster combat,
China style
Biggest student cluster clash yet
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/24/cluster_combat_china_style/

We're in Guangzhou, China, for the final round of the largest student
cluster competition in the world. And to make it even more tense,
there's nearly $28k up for grabs...

The third annual Asian Student Supercomputer Challenge (ASC14) features
sixteen university-backed teams from around the globe, competing to see
which team can wring the most HPC performance out of a 3kW power
allowance.

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