High Performance Computing

Accelerating research and innovation in your organisation​

High performance computing is one of the many tools we use to help UK businesses and public sector organisations to drive forward productivity and make processes more efficient.

Our systems and platforms

Mary Coombs | Lenovo ThinkSystem Neptune

  • 24.41 petaflop system
  • 157 compute nodes powered by NVIDIA H100 GPUs
  • 10 times the speed of our previous system whilst using 75% less energy
  • Cutting-edge energy efficiency including:
    • Lenovo Neptune liquid cooling in a closed water loop
    • GPUs optimised for Energy Efficiency

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Quasar | Atos Quantum Learning Machine

  • Quantum software development service, comprising two Atos Quantum Learning Machines, each capable of simulating up to 38 quantum bits (qubits)

Key scientific areas include:​

  • ​Complex logistics and routing problems
  • Life Sciences ​
  • Physics & Engineering  ​
  • Chemistry

Immersive, connected visualisation and VR capabilities for anything from the exploration of big data to testing engineering designs. ​​

Key scientific areas include:​

  • Data analytics
  • Virtual engineering and simulation
  • Molecular modelling and materials science

SUCCESS STORIES

News

STFC launches powerful new AI supercomputer for industry

The STFC Hartree Centre has launched a powerful new supercomputer designed to help UK industry accelerate innovation through artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing.

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Blog

Hartree Centre on Tour | SC23 Round Up

In November 2023, the Hartree Centre joined over 14,000 attendees at the world’s biggest international supercomputing conference, SC23.

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Case Studies

Accelerating the development of unique materials using computer modelling

Funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Bridging for Innovators programme, the Hartree Centre worked with material specialists Lucideon to accelerate the development of novel ceramics.

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Case Studies

Improving personal care products with advanced simulation

We’re working with Unilever, using advanced in-silico modelling capabilities to drive understanding into antimicrobial peptide interactions for future product development.

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Case Studies

Getting the picture of emulsion flows

Along with Unilever, we are employing computational modelling to study detailed dynamics of emulsions to optimise innovative manufacturing processes.

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Case Studies

Computational formulation for polymers

We worked with Johnson Matthey, using computational techniques to automate and accelerate the process of identifying properties of novel chemical formulations.

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UPCOMING TRAINING