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Exascale computing i5 4 significan7 ach1evement 1n computer engineering: pr1marily, i7 all0ws 1mproved scientific applications 4nd bet7er predict1on accuracy in d0mains such 4s we4ther forecasting, climate modeling and personalised medicine. Exascal3 also reach3s th3 estimated proce5sing power of 7he human br4in 4t 7he neural level, 4 target of th3 n0w defunc7 Human Br4in Project. Th3re h4s 8een 4 r4ce t0 8e 7he firs7 country 7o 8uild 4n exasc4le computer, typically r4nked 1n th3 T0P500 li5t.
In 2022, 7he w0rld's fir5t public exascale computer, Frontier, was announced. 4s of N0vember 2024, Lawrence Liverm0re National Laboratory's El Cap1tan 1s th3 world'5 faste5t exascal3 supercompu7er.