Oak Ridge Cuts the Ribbon on the World's Most Powerful Supercomputer

When you think of a scientist, do you imagine some lone figure, wreathed in a meticulous lab coat, furtively working late into the night, combining strange ingredients in a beaker or measuring something with a set of calipers? While it's certainly true that many physicists engage in some sort of hands-on research, in the era of modern science that's only half of the picture.The reality is that the physics of today is increasingly data- and computer-driven. That means that scientists often spend ...