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UMap

UMap uniquely exploits the prominent role of complex memories in today’s servers and offers new capabilities to directly access large memory-mapped datasets.

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Quandary

Quandary is an open-source C++ package for optimal control of quantum systems on classical high performance computing platforms.

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Ascending to Exascale

El Capitan will have a peak performance of more than 2 exaflops—roughly 16 times faster on average than the Sierra system—and is projected to be several times more energy efficient than Sierra.

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CASC Newsletter | Vol 16 | December 2025

Highlights include innovative solutions for contact mechanics, HPC optimization, quantum dynamics, and carbon capture.

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El Capitan retains title as world’s fastest supercomputer on latest Top500 list

El Capitan once again claimed the top spot on the Top500 List of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, announced today at the 2025 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC25) conference in St. Louis.

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SC25 event calendar

LLNL is participating in the 37th annual Supercomputing Conference (SC25) in St. Louis on November 16–21, 2025.