Supercomputing
BEIJING - A Chinese supercomputer has been ranked the world's second-fastest machine in a list issued by U.S.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The National Center for Atmospheric Research has selected a Colorado company to work on a supercomputing facility west of Cheyenne and potentially become general contractor for the project.

SAN FRANCISCO - Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in their pursuit of computers that "think" like a living thing's brain - an effort that tests the limits of technology.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - At least for the moment, the world's fastest supercomputer is devoted to solving scientific questions that may save the planet - climate change, renewable energy, new medicines - rather than advances in nuclear weapons that might blow it up.