For people who follow the geopolitical struggles of the western Pacific, it’s obvious that computer chips are a big deal. The world’s most advanced semiconductors come from Taiwan, an island off the coast of China. It’s under the control of its own government, but China claims to own the island. … [continued]
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) high-performance computing (HPC), efficient data center operations, and powerful visualizations have left an indelible stamp on clean energy innovation. As the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) only national laboratory solely dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy research, NREL has highlighted the impactful contributions … [continued]
This image shows a visualization of the calculated exciton transfer from an upper tetracene layer of a solar cell to the silicon substrate. The electron is shown in blue, and the electron hole in red. Image credit: Marvin Krenz, University of Paderborn.
University of Paderborn Researchers Use Hawk Supercomputer and Lean into Imperfection to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency Solar energy is one of the most promising, widely adopted renewable energy sources, but raising the efficiency of solar cells that convert light into electricity remains a challenge. Scientists have turned to the High-Performance Computing … [continued]
New Tesla Model S has a touchscreen for passengers in the back of the car as well the middle. Image courtesy of Tesla.
Reports this week said that Tesla unveiled a new artificial intelligence computing cluster, and some say the move could also make the automaker a strong AI play. The new $300 million supercomputer is expected to use Nvidia hardware, despite also pitting Tesla against the tech company in the stock market. A Tesla … [continued]
If you missed the initial parts of this series, you can first read for more background: Tesla’s Dojo Supercomputer Breaks All Established Industry Standards — CleanTechnica Deep Dive, Part 1 Tesla’s Dojo Supercomputer Breaks All Established Industry Standards — CleanTechnica Deep Dive, Part 2 Tesla’s Dojo Supercomputer Breaks All Established … [continued]
If you missed the initial parts of this series, first read: Tesla’s Dojo Supercomputer Breaks All Established Industry Standards — CleanTechnica Deep Dive, Part 1 and Tesla’s Dojo Supercomputer Breaks All Established Industry Standards — CleanTechnica Deep Dive, Part 2. Networking SoCs Together Now, normally each SoC sends signals via … [continued]
If you missed it, first read: Tesla’s Dojo Supercomputer Breaks All Established Industry Standards — CleanTechnica Deep Dive, Part 1. Tesla Breaks the Rules What Tesla is planning to do with its Dojo training tiles is screw the whole industry standard of cutting the wafer into pieces. It is just … [continued]
Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer is an elegant beast that completely reinvents the supercomputer.
This actually isn’t breaking news — I’ve been meaning to write about it for weeks, ever since I discovered it on NVIDIA’s blog. It also echoes what Danny Shapiro, NVIDIA’s Vice President of Automotive, told me in a podcast interview in February. The short story is that NVIDIA GPUs power … [continued]
The inhabitants of the Tesla fanboy echo chamber have heard regularly about the Tesla Dojo supercomputer, with almost nobody knowing what it was.
