中國正在建造價值10億的超導計算機

Chinese scientists are building a low-energy and high-performance superconducting computer, aiming to complete a prototype as early as 2022, according to a media report.

根據一則媒體報道，我國科學家正在建造一臺低耗能、高性能的超導計算機，旨在最早於2022年建成樣機。

Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences launched the project worth one-billion yuan last November.

中國科學院的科學家們是在去年11月啓動了這個預算10億元的項目。

The unprecedented machine will have central processing units running at a frequency of 770 gigahertz or higher. By contrast, the fastest existing commercial processor runs at just 5 Ghz.

這臺史無前例的機器的中央處理器將以770千兆赫或更高頻率運行。相比之下，現有的最快商業處理器的運行速度僅爲5千兆赫。

The machine will also help find a way to reduce the massive energy consumption of supercomputers. As supercomputers grow bigger, so does their appetite.

這臺機器還將有助於找尋降低超導計算機巨大能耗的方法。隨着超級計算機變得越來越大，它們的胃口也越來越大。

China's Sunway TaihuLight, the world's second-fastest supercomputer behind the Summit in the US, requires 15 megawatts of power to run for one year, according to a researcher involved in the R&D process.

據參與研發過程的研究人員稱，中國的神威太湖一號是全球第二大超級計算機，僅次於美國的Summit，需要15兆瓦的電力才能運行一年。

By 2040, the world's computers may need more electricity than our global energy production can deliver, according to a report released by the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Semiconductor Research Corporation in 2015.

根據半導體行業協會和半導體研究公司2015年發佈的一份報告顯示，到2040年，全球的計算機需要的電力可能要比全球能源生產的電力更多。

The superconducting computer could be one of the most radical solutions to an ever-increasing energy demand. The concept rests on sending electric currents through supercooled circuits made of superconducting materials.

超導計算機可能是不斷增長的能源需求的最激進的解決方案之一。該概念依賴於通過由超導材料製成的過冷電路發送電流。