Australia has a supercomputer worth 45.4 million USD

Australia's largest and largest supercomputer has officially launched at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra on July 31.

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The supercomputer worth 50 million AUD (45.4 million USD), was named Raijin (after the name of the Japanese thunder god). To operate this supercomputer each year, it costs an additional 12 million AUD (10.9 million USD).

Raijin supercomputer.(Source: AFP)

Professor Lindsay Botten at ANU said the 70-ton machine, which is larger than a house, has a memory of 160 terabytes, equivalent to 30,000 laptops.

According to researchers at ANU, this new supercomputer can perform a number of calculations equivalent to 7 billion calculations in 20 consecutive years.

Australia's Minister of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Kim Carr said the new supercomputer would help scientists better research and explore important issues involved. to climate change, water and Earth management.

Minister Kim Carr stressed that the leap in computer technology will encourage the opening of a new direction in the field of Australia's science and research, while demonstrating the Government's commitment to build the system. infrastructure for world-class research.