John Martinis has already revolutionised quantum computing twice. Now, he is working on another radical rethink of the technology that could deliver machines with unrivalled capabilities ...

In cult sci-fi tale Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the most powerful computer in the universe was charged with finding the answer to life, the universe, and everything. In the real world, a newly ...

Researchers at FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing have developed an encryption algorithm to defend videos from attackers with access to the world's most powerful computers. The encryption ...

To answer some of the most pressing questions we have—will Earth heat up by one degree Celsius in the next 50 years, or a catastrophic six?—we need supercomputers that work faster and in much greater ...

Today's most powerful computers hit a wall when tackling certain problems, from designing new drugs to cracking encryption ...

The most powerful computer might one day be made of living cells instead of silicon and wires. A new project at Rice University in Texas is working to make that vision a reality. With a $1.99 million ...

(via SciShow) There's a list of the 500 most powerful computers on Earth, and we're downloading the details on the top five.