ARCHER2, the UK’s National Supercomputing Service, stands as a world-class advanced computing resource for UK researchers. Powered by the HPE Cray EX supercomputing system, ARCHER2 boasts an estimated peak performance of 28 Pflop/s. With 5,848...
read moreThis virtual museum showcases nearly 40 years of supercomputers at EPCC, which hosts and manages ARCHER2 on behalf of UKRI, and how the technology has changed over time. Some definitions before we start: Core (CPU...
read moreWe have created a collection of Case Studies highlighting ARCHER2 research Visit the Case Studies Gallery The Case Studies can be downloaded as PDF files.
read moreDownload our ARCHER2 Hardware leaflet to learn more about what is inside the cabinets.
read moreDownload our What is a Supercomputer? leaflet to learn more about Supercomputers.
read moreDownload our Sensational Switches leaflet to learn more about switches, transistors, logic, sensors and more, and you can even try building your own circuits to try things out.
read moreDownload our Deep Dive leaflet to find out about the parts that make up a Supercomputer, and why Supercomputers are super!
read moreDownload our Beautiful Binary leaflet to learn more about how computers store information and perform calcuations.
read moreWe have created a collection of Postcards highlighting ARCHER2 research - all downloadable as PDF Visit the Postcard Gallery
read moreYou can make our ARCHER2 paper plane. Print off the template sheet, double sided. Then follow the folding instructions, folding along the numbered lines in order. Now you can launch your plane on a test...
read moreChallenge yourself to one of our wordsearches Circle Clover Diamond Heart Smile Star Triangle
read moreWe have created a gallery of images and videos, many from the ARCHER2 Image and video competitions. Each gallery piece includes a brief description of the work behind it. Visit the gallery
read moreARCHER2 is made of 23 cabinets containing 5,848 nodes. It requires specialist staff and facilities to run, plus a massive power supply - it’s not possible to transport parts of it to science festivals and...
read moreSupercomputers allow us to understand things that are too difficult to see or measure in real life. For example, they may be too big, too small, too dangerous, to quick, too slow, etc. Many of...
read moreA supercomputer is an extremely fast computer,usually millions of times faster than a normal home computer. Typically created by coupling together a very large number of normal computers, their overall capacity to crunch numbers is...
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