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NNadir

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11. Frontier is not the world's first super computer. It's simply the most powerful as of now.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #10)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 11:45 AM

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There has been a lot of angst about computational power because of power demands. Interestingly Oak Ridge is the place where the solution to the problem is actively being researched.

The lab is a powerhouse, pun intended, in materials design for extreme environments, jet engine Brayton devices being a small subset of these types.

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So what did it expose and how do we fix it? OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #1

Awesome! Can it tell us what is wrong with 37% of the American people yet? Whyisthisstillclose Tuesday #2

Right? "tiny imperfections affect the entire system" Beartracks Tuesday #3

Alas! No matter how fast, logic cannot prove nor fix such a problem. Norrrm Tuesday #4

I Groked that question. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #5

HA! FiveFifteen Tuesday #6

Found it in more detail. usonian Wednesday #7

Pro tip: contact an author directly (email, etc)... ret5hd Wednesday #8

I've had decent luck just searching. usonian Wednesday #9

Thanks. This was a slipup on my part. I hadn't paid attention to the date. mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday #10

Frontier is not the world's first super computer. It's simply the most powerful as of now. NNadir Wednesday #11