A new IBM supercomputer reduces energy waste and packs a record number of processors in a small space, its called the HydroCluster. With only 448 processors its capable of performing trillions of operations per second. Just a few years ago it toked thousand of processors powering hundreds of computers stored in giant buildings with massive ear conditioning bills to do what HydroCluster does.

The secret ? its simple, first HC uses the fastest microprocessor in the world IBM Power 6 which today smashed trough the 5 GHz barrier, the first time a chip is ever run-ed at this kind of speed. Second it uses an innovative technology that brings water almost all the way to the chip. The most advanced water cooling of its kind. Than after the water passes trough the system it is pumped for example into a heating system for a small neighborhood.

The HydroCluster A New IBM Supercomputer Is Cooled With Water: [Via Youtube]