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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...
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Leaflets
Download 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.
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Leaflets
Hardware
Download our Deep Dive leaflet to find out about the parts that make up a Supercomputer, and why Supercomputers are super!
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We have created a collection of Postcards highlighting ARCHER2 research - all downloadable as PDF Visit the Postcard Gallery
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You 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...
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Challenge yourself to one of our wordsearches Circle Clover Diamond Heart Smile Star Triangle
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We 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
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Hardware
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ARCHER2 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...
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Activities
This is a comprehensive list of our resources for your own activities. Further details and explanations can be found in the “What is a supercomputer?”, “Why are supercomputers important?” and “How do you use supercomputers?”...
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The parallel sorting game is a simple, group activity to show why parallel computers are needed. It’s very hands-on and does not require a computer or other technology to play. Players complete a sorting task...
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