December 20th, 2007
MIT students power supercomputer with bicycles
Impractical, but cool nonetheless.
Computerworld - MIT students power supercomputer with bicycles
They powered a SiCortex SC648 supercomputer with a Linux cluster of 648 CPUs and almost 1TB of main memory in a single cabinet. The system is low-powered and draws 1,200 watts without needing special power supplies or cooling.







