Core Insights - Nvidia announced the launch of the world's most powerful supercomputer "Doudna," set to be operational by 2026, designed to accelerate Nobel-level scientific research [1][2] - The Doudna system is built on Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin platform and will utilize Dell's water-cooled servers, integrating AI, simulation, and data processing into a single collaborative platform [1][2] - The system is named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna, a pioneer in CRISPR gene editing technology, and aims to significantly enhance scientific productivity and address complex global challenges [2][3] Group 1 - Doudna will support high-performance computing, advanced AI, real-time streaming, and quantum computing workflows, marking a significant national investment in the U.S.'s leadership in high-performance computing [2] - The performance of the Vera Rubin NVL144 is projected to be 3.3 times that of the latest Blackwell architecture GB300 NVL72, with improvements in storage capacity, bandwidth, and NVLink speed exceeding 1.6 times [2] - Doudna is expected to produce scientific results over ten times greater than its predecessor, Perlmutter, while consuming only two to three times the energy, indicating a three to five times improvement in efficiency per watt [2] Group 2 - Over 20 research teams are already transitioning their workflows to Doudna through the U.S. Department of Energy's scientific acceleration program, addressing issues ranging from climate models to particle physics [2] - Facilities across the U.S. under the Department of Energy, including Fermilab and the Joint Genome Institute, will rely on Doudna to transform current scientific challenges into future breakthroughs [3]