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HP Reveals a computer capable of calculating 640 TB in less then a second. - Erza Scarlet - 07-03-2014
SOURCE: http://www.iflscienc...th-second-could
New Type Of Computer Capable Of Calculating 640TBs Of Data In One Billionth Of A Second, Could Revolutionize Computing
June 16, 2014 | by Justine Alford
![[Image: HP_the-machine.jpg?itok=LfFkXYYO]](http://www.iflscience.com/sites/www.iflscience.com/files/styles/ifls_large/public/blog/%5Bnid%5D/HP_the-machine.jpg?itok=LfFkXYYO)
Photo credit: HP/Engadget
Let me introduce The Machine - HP’s latest invention that could revolutionize the computing world. According to HP, The Machine is not a server, workstation, PC, device or phone but an amalgamation of all these things. It’s designed to be able to cope with the masses of data produced from the Internet of Things, which is the concept of a future network designed to connect a variety of objects and gadgets.
In order to handle this flurry of information it uses clusters of specialized cores as opposed to a small number of generalized cores. The whole thing is connected together using silicon photonics instead of traditional copper wires, boosting the speed of the system whilst reducing energy requirements. Furthermore, the technology features memristors which are resistors that are able to store information even after power loss.
The result is a system six times more powerful than existing servers that requires eighty times less energy.
According to HP, The Machine can manage 160 petabytes of data in a mere 250 nanoseconds. And, what’s more, this isn’t just for huge supercomputers - it could be used in smaller devices such as smartphones and laptops. During a keynote speech given at Discover, chief technology officer Martin Fink explained that if the technology was scaled down, smartphones could be fabricated with 100 terabytes of memory.
HP envisages a variety of future applications for this technology in numerous different settings, from business to medicine. For example, it could be possible for doctors to compare your symptoms or DNA with patients across the globe in an instant and without breaching privacy, improving health outcomes.
While this is an exciting development, unfortunately for us HP isn’t expecting to have samples until 2015 and the first devices equipped with The Machine won’t surface until 2018.
If you’d like to find out more, check out this YouTube video from Discover 2014 detailing the technology:
RE: HP Reveals a computer capable of calculating 640 TB in less then a second. - Jolly - 07-03-2014
H-O-L-Y SHIT!
Is this real life?
If that thing would hit the markets under a free license humanity could have a jump in progress for about 50-100 years, probally o.O
SCIENCE!
RE: HP Reveals a computer capable of calculating 640 TB in less then a second. - Erza Scarlet - 07-03-2014
(07-03-2014, 07:19 PM)Jolly Wrote: H-O-L-Y SHIT!
Is this real life?
If that thing would hit the markets under a free license humanity could have a jump in progress for about 50-100 years, probally o.O
SCIENCE!
I agreed man. It will never happen though, or they will limit it so they can milk money out of it.
RE: HP Reveals a computer capable of calculating 640 TB in less then a second. - lux - 07-03-2014
People keep posting that picture, which is meerly a fake model/
There is no 'super computer'. All they're talking about is using fiber between processing and memory. And some other smart stuff.
RE: HP Reveals a computer capable of calculating 640 TB in less then a second. - Jolly - 07-03-2014
(07-03-2014, 08:51 PM)Lux Wrote: People keep posting that picture, which is meerly a fake model/
There is no 'super computer'. All they're talking about is using fiber between processing and memory. And some other smart stuff.
![[Image: its-something.jpg]](http://www.themilk60project.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/its-something.jpg)
RE: HP Reveals a computer capable of calculating 640 TB in less then a second. - Eclipse - 07-03-2014
This is like a month old, but my head hit the ceiling when I saw this.
RE: HP Reveals a computer capable of calculating 640 TB in less then a second. - Erza Scarlet - 07-03-2014
Yeah, it is a super computer compared to the commercial computers we all have. Even if that is a fake model or whatever, doesn't change the fact they say they have the tech to do all that stuff.
RE: HP Reveals a computer capable of calculating 640 TB in less then a second. - lux - 07-03-2014
(07-03-2014, 09:02 PM)Castiel Wrote: Yeah, it is a super computer compared to the commercial computers we all have. Even if that is a fake model or whatever, doesn't change the fact they say they have the tech to do all that stuff.
They have the IDEA of how to do it. But the media has warped that into the minds of consumers. Consumers think there's a super computer somewhere that can handle 1337holyshitabits a fuckosecond. But this isn't true.
RE: HP Reveals a computer capable of calculating 640 TB in less then a second. - Erza Scarlet - 07-03-2014
(07-03-2014, 09:04 PM)Lux Wrote: They have the IDEA of how to do it. But the media has warped that into the minds of consumers. Consumers think there's a super computer somewhere that can handle 1337holyshitabits a fuckosecond. But this isn't true.
I guess that's true. I do believe that we are on the brink of a huge technological advance.
RE: HP Reveals a computer capable of calculating 640 TB in less then a second. - lux - 07-03-2014
(07-03-2014, 09:06 PM)Castiel Wrote: I guess that's true. I do believe that we are on the brink of a huge technological advance.
Of course. This is probably already in place in industry. As industry is about 3 generations ahead of consumer technology.
I just hope we don't get stuck with an idea, but no way to get to it.