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Simulating the collision of a body the size of the moon with a planet the size of the earth. Image: NASA

Falling Moons: When Ancient Earth Met Its Makers

The Milky Way-2 is the most powerful supercomputer in the world as of June 2013

China has taken the lead in the title of fastest supercomputer

IBM's Blue Gene Q computer built for an Argon lab

IBM's Sequoia was rated as the most powerful supercomputer in the world

The SKA International Radio Telescope. An artist's illustration based on photographs of a plate array covering an area of ​​one square kilometer at night. Photo: SKA

From the big bang to the big computer

The Tianhe-1A computer stationed in Tianjin links many thousands of chips. Photo: NVIDIA

China has taken the title of most powerful supercomputer from the US

Simulation of the human brain with the help of an IBM supercomputer. Image: Stanford University

Silicon following the human brain: IBM unveiled cognitive computer chips

The contestants of the Jeffery show including Watson - an IBM supercomputer

Machine victory: IBM's "Watson" defeated the champions of champions on Jeopardy

The Jacquard loom on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester was one of the first devices that could be programmed.

The next twenty years of microchips

A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

IBM will build a massive supercomputer as powerful as 2 million laptops

A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Prestigious British award for IBM's "Big Green" project