Horizon: Accelerating Scientific Discovery With AI

Supercomputer Development - Horizon, the largest academic supercomputer in the U S, is being built in Round Rock, Texas [1] - Horizon is part of the NSF's new Leadership-Class Computing Facility [1] - The supercomputer is powered by NVIDIA technologies, including Grace Blackwell Superchips, Vera CPUs, and Quantum-X800 InfiniBand [1] - Dell Integrated Rack Scalable Systems featuring Dell PowerEdge servers will form its foundation [2] Performance and Capabilities - Horizon will have 100 times the AI performance of the Frontera supercomputer [2] - The supercomputer will support up to 15,000 global researchers a year on NSF-funded projects [3] Scientific Applications - Biochemists will use Horizon to simulate viral infections [3] - Astrophysicists will trace the evolution of galaxies [3] - Geophysicists will advance earthquake modeling to improve seismic hazard maps [3]