The University of Maryland unveils today Deepthought2, one of the nation’s fastest university-owned supercomputers, to support advanced research activities ranging from studying the formation of the first galaxies to simulating fire and combustion for fire protection advancements. Developed with high-performance computing solutions from Dell, Deepthought2 has a processing speed of about 300 teraflops. Deepthought2 is a significant asset of the new Cyberinfrastructure Center – a 9,000-square-foot data facility located in the Rivertech Building in the university’s M Square Research Park. To read further, please visit http://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/university-maryland-launches-new-supercomputer/.