I Am the President of the University

Latest website: In 2020, an organization once released a list of the top 500 computers in the world. Among them, the Japanese supercomputer "Fugaku" became the new generation supercomputing champion with a speed of 41.55 petaflops per second.

China's "Shenwei" and "Tianhe-2" ranked fourth and seventh respectively.

It is worth mentioning that although the Chinese supercomputer did not win the individual championship, it defeated all opponents in terms of numbers.

The national supercomputer market is mainly a competition between China, Japan and the United States. Although Japan's Fugaku ranks first, there are only 30 supercomputers in Japan's top 500, far behind China and the United States.

There are 114 supercomputers in the United States. Its fastest device, Apex, is second only to Japan's Fugaku and is the second most powerful computer in computing.

The first place is China, with a total of 226 supercomputers, accounting for more than 45%, nearly twice that of the United States.

The main reason why we can catch up with the United States in the field of supercomputing is that supercomputing is not like mobile computers. Although the chip requirements are also very high, there are no area restrictions. \b

In terms of supercomputing, the gap between China and the United States is not particularly large.

As for the Tianhe-2 that I just mentioned to Lu Zhou, it is a supercomputer developed by the National University of Defense Technology. In 2013, it became the fastest supercomputer in the world.

Tianhe-2, which had maintained the championship until June 20, 2016, was replaced by the "Sunway TaihuLight" manufactured by my country's independent chip.

This Sunway TaihuLight was created with great difficulty. It is the first top-level supercomputer built in China under the embargo. The word "Sunway" comes from the Sunway SW26010 processor it uses. Developed by the Sixth Research Institute (also known as Jiangnan Computing Institute).

SW26010 is the fourth generation CPU of Sunway series, using SMIC's 28nm process, which is one or two generations behind Intel's 14nm.

Therefore, the main frequency of SW26010 is not high, only 1.45GHz, while the main frequency of Intel Xeon series chips during the same period is usually around 2.6GHz.

So how did Taihu Light defeat the United States and Japan?

When the chip manufacturing process is lagging behind, area is traded for performance to make up for the shortcomings of the process.

TaihuLight uses a total of 40,960 SW26010s, with a processor core count of 10,649,600, while the US Sierra supercomputer at a similar peak uses only 1,572,480 processor cores, less than one-sixth of TaihuLight.

Not only that, but when the supercomputing field is blocked by technology, it is not easy to achieve overtaking in corners.

Generally speaking, both individuals and enterprises can apply to use these domestic supercomputers. As long as you have money, just register an account and submit an application.

With his energy, it is no problem to say hello to the above and jump in line to get a TaihuLight supercomputer.

However, after Chen Hao finished talking on the phone, a voice came from beside him.

"Principal Chen, is there anything you need my help with?" Professor Zhao Yong said very enthusiastically.

When he first met with President Chen, he just wanted to join the hyperloop research team and see the birth of the hyperloop with his own eyes.

Unexpectedly, he would be appointed as the deputy chief engineer of the hyperloop project.

It is said that this was approved by Principal Chen against all objections.

Professor Zhao Yong was completely grateful to Chen Hao for being able to be trusted again.

"It's a supercomputing thing, a small problem," Chen Hao smiled nonchalantly, and then extended his gaze to the unique building in front of him.

"Professor Zhao, are Director Xu and Mr. Huang here?"

"Not long after we arrived, Mr. Qi was also here." When Qi Zhenguo was mentioned, Zhao Yong's eyes dodge.

Zhao Yong felt quite guilty about Qi Zhenguo. Of course he knew that Mr. Qi had placed a lot of high hopes on him.

But he failed Qi Lao.

Now that Fanran has come to his senses, he is even more afraid to see Qi Lao.

Chen Hao smiled lightly and said: "Then let's go in too, don't keep the leaders waiting."

The impact of the hyperloop project is so great that it involves several ministries and commissions in Beijing, but the main ones are China Railway Group and the Ministry of Transport.

In terms of domestic railway transportation, China Railway is responsible for operations, and the Ministry of Transport is responsible for management (regional railway bureaus). The vacuum hyperloop project is also inevitable.

Walking into the research center, there was a group of people visiting the laboratory. Among them were several senior officials from ministries and commissions and several old experts in the field of railway transportation. The accompanying persons were mainly two officials from Ludao (Geng Kangping and Zhou Hanqing) and the project director. Consultant Qi Lao.

Chen Hao's appearance immediately attracted the attention of everyone.

As for Professor Zhao Yong, his steps were a bit frivolous and he couldn't help but fall one step behind Chen Hao.

"Hello, Director Xu."

"Hello, Mr. Huang."

"Hello, Director Xue."

"Hello, Professor Li."

"village……"

With a smile on his face, he shook hands with the leaders and professors one by one.

Then Chen Hao replaced Mr. Qi and answered the questions of the visiting leading professors.

Those who can appear here are either experts who have dedicated their lives to national scientific research or senior officials of ministries and commissions. There is nothing to worry about leaking.

The questions asked were also various, and Chen Hao answered them with ease, especially several experts who fell into deep thought after listening.

There is so much information that it takes time to digest.

Of course, the questions asked by leaders are not as professional as experts, and the most concerning ones are construction cost and time.

"Principal Chen, when can the first-generation prototype of the hyperloop be developed at the earliest?" Director Xu asked with concern.

Chen Hao thought for a while and replied: "If there is no problem with the team running in, it should be developed around the end of this year and the beginning of next year at the earliest. By then, the four-kilometer test pipeline will be almost completed and trial operation can begin."

Hearing this answer, Director Xu smiled bitterly.

"It's best to hurry up, but the quality must not be affected."

Director Xu glanced at Chen Hao and sighed: "After all, the hyperloop project exceeds one trillion yuan, and there are many people paying attention to it internationally, so we must be cautious."

"Don't worry, Director Xu, I will definitely hand over a satisfactory answer to the country." Chen Hao replied calmly without being nervous at all.

"If you encounter any trouble, feel free to contact me. If the country endorses you, feel free to do it boldly." After Director Xu finished speaking, the secretary behind him confidently gave the leader's personal phone number to Chen Hao.

Several other leaders also left their personal mobile phone numbers.

This matter has already been registered with Guo's hospital. In fact, it is no longer a project that the Ministry of Transport or China Railway Corporation can take overall responsibility for.

Anyone who dares to make small moves is completely asking for death.

In terms of national strategy, there is no mercy at all.

After sending the leading scholars away, Chen Hao looked at Qi Zhenguo and Qi Lao next to him and sighed helplessly.

"Mr. Qi, you are not young anymore. There is no need to move to the research center."

The previous plan was to complete the assembly and research of the prototype on the campus of Guanghua University, while the four-kilometer test line of the hyperloop was constructed in the mountains of Tong'an District.

However, due to confidentiality concerns, the final work on the prototype was moved to the mountains, and troops were stationed around the research center.

But he never expected that Mr. Qi would move to the research center.

Mr. Qi was very stubborn and rejected Chen Hao directly.

"The Hyperloop is an important tool for the country. Although I am an old man and don't have the energy as you young people, I still have some use for it."

"Principal Chen, you don't have to persuade me anymore. I have made up my mind. If I can see the emergence of the hyperloop in my lifetime, I will die without regrets..."

The old scientist's love and dedication to the country are difficult for contemporary young people to understand. Chen Hao was silent for a moment, what else could he do, of course he agreed.

"Okay, but Mr. Qi, you have to promise me not to overwork yourself. I will let the research center's system pay special attention to you. After a certain amount of time is accumulated every day, your research work will be stopped."

"That's...ok."

Qi Lao was helpless.

All the previous plans were ruined. The security system in Guanghua was really too advanced. I was amazed on the first day I arrived.

After staying in the research center for a while and answering some questions for the researchers, Chen Hao left.

Professor Zhao Yong has good abilities and energy, and with Mr. Qi, a hero of the Republic, watching over him, he has nothing to worry about.

On the way back, a system prompt sounded.

Chen Hao almost hit the car in front.

After seeing the content of the system page in front of him, Chen Hao looked overjoyed.

"Finally a breakthrough!"