The bicycle-powered supercomputer
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted September 15th 2007 1:51AM
posted September 15th 2007 1:51AM
In an attempt to illustrate the low power requirements of its latest Linux-based supercomputer, a company called SiCortex put together a demonstration showing the massive number-cruncher performing billions of calculations per-second while a team of between eight to ten bicyclists pedaled to keep it going. The NextFest presentation was a ploy to showcase the small power consumption of the new machine, and to point out that energy conservation for both system power and cooling are major issues facing manufacturers and end-users. As the custom Trek bikes churned out 260-watts of power each, Dr. John Mucci -- the company's CEO -- said, "Ten years ago, this analysis was impossible on even the biggest computers, and now it's being done on a bicycle powered machine," then added, "Ten years from now, we'll probably be doing it right down at the docks as they unload the ships." Which sounds kind of weird, but isn't.[Via I4U]
Maybe I'll hack up a device charger using a bicycle dynamo.
One more step to enslavement by our machine overlords.
Interesting idea... I think
no way! then would have to feed and house those "eight to ten bicyclists".
I didn't get the docks reference.
Read the article.
Genomic analysis of new agricultural pest species is the insect world equivalent of folding@home.
Now that's what I call a lot of CPU cycles!
A vision for the future. Technology just keep
on improving our daily lives but we must not let
it take over us till we are lazy for anything.
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These people should hook up with the guys who invented the heely battery charger, we could all shuffle our feet on the carpet to run our computers. Saves on electricity. Just be careful the static shock doesn't get you.
I'm picturing the wired hair look. lol
I'll take two.