Isambard-AI, the fastest supercomputer in the U.K., was officially inaugurated this week, with the £225 million ($300 million) system set to power research across the country. The system, which ...

There are some notable figures in history that you know of for just one single thing. They may have achieved much in their lifetimes or they may have only been famous for Andy Warhol’s fifteen minutes ...

A HUNDRED years ago, in the iron age, the world watched a wonder grow on the Isle of Dogs, on the River Thames, in London. It was a steam-ship five times the size of the biggest vessel afloat then, in ...

GW4, Cray and the UK Met Office have jointly launched Isambard, a 10,000-core Cray XC50 supercomputer, featuring 64-bit ARMv8-A Marvell ThunderX2 processors. Named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the ...

While we are all impressed by the genius of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and while Bristol in particular owes a great deal to him, it means that his equally remarkable father is often overlooked Eugene ...

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The UK’s Isambard 2 supercomputer is set to retire after six years of service. According to the Great Western 4 (GW4) Alliance – a group comprising the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, and ...

He is one of the most celebrated Britons, whose engineering feats are said to have revolutionised the world. But while Isambard Kingdom Brunel is credited with creating some of the marvels of the ...

One of the best-known engineers of the 19th Century - if not the best-known engineer of all time - Isambard Kingdom Brunel achieved greatness in railway, civil and maritime engineering. By Nick Smith ...