Researchers are now making use of the Australian National University's new supercomputer, Gadi, one of the most powerful of its kind and the most powerful in the southern hemisphere.
Key points: The artwork featured on Australia's new supercomputer is by Ngunnawal artist Lynnice Church With enhanced processing capabilities, Gadi offers hope for vastly improved research The Bureau of Meteorology hopes to use Gadi to better predict bushfire behaviour Gadi, based at the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), was unveiled this week after a few months of early operation, described by the university as a "recognised powerhouse in the global supercomputing ranking".