Can we find a gateway to a parallel universe? Another major project for the particle-smashing LHC is to search for tiny black holes, which might be gateways to parallel universes and new dimensions.

The Vector API gives Java developers everything they need to tap into CPU-level performance gains for numerically intensive operations.

NEC is expected to unveil the Aurora chip and the Tsubasa SX parallel vector supercomputer that uses it at the SC17 conference in Denver next month, so we will fill in the gaps then.