Looks like the Europeans, the Dutch to be precise, have found an interesting use for what Reuters calls the most powerful computer in Europe in terms of sustained performance (27.4 teraflops). According to the article, which I picked up off CNN, the IBM system will:
“…process signals from up to 13 billion light years from earth — as far back in time as the beginnings of the earliest stars and galaxies after the formation of the universe.”
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