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NCSA and Illinois Awarded $25.8M NGA Contract for HPC, AI, and Geospatial Data

Aug. 7, 2025 -- The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were awarded a $25.8 million contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ...Full Article

Lithium-Ion Battery Charges Smartphone in Seconds

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/smartphonebattery.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />Lithium-ion batteries seem to be used in nearly any type electronic device today – from our smartphones, to laptops, and even to ...Full Article

Another Boost for Illinois Manufacturing

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/chicago.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />For the second time this month, the University of Illinois is lending a hand to its local economy, according to an announcement ...Full Article

University of Illinois Spearheading Drive to Create Research Center Modeled on Bell Labs

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/chicago.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />Proposed UI Labs will bring together academia, industry and government to explore innovations that will transform business and society. National Center for ...Full Article