US Energy dept starts handing out cash for exaflop superputer quest:
Need to get the 'leccy bill down below that of a city
The Department of Energy is continuing to dole out cash to pay for some of the basic research that needs to be done if the United States is going to field exascale-class supercomputers by 2020 or so. This time around, Nvidia and Intel have taken down some contracts, and El Reg hears that Big Blue is getting some funding as well.…