Japan supercomputer Fugaku in full operation to aid COVID-19 research
March 9, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
A tape cutting ceremony is held to mark the supercomputer Fugaku going into full operation in Kobe on March 9, 2021. (Mainichi/Yohei Koide)
KOBE (Kyodo) -- Japan's Fugaku supercomputer, the world's fastest in terms of computing speed, went into full operation on Tuesday, earlier than initially scheduled, in the hope of being utilized for research related to the novel coronavirus.
The supercomputer, named after an alternative word for Mt. Fuji, launched partial operation in April last year to visualize how droplets that could carry the virus spread from the mouth and to help explore possible treatments for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus.