The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Hartree Centre has launched a powerful new supercomputer designed to help UK industry accelerate innovation through artificial intelligence and advanced computing.

Located within the STFC’s new £30 million Supercomputing Centre at its Daresbury Laboratory, the system is named in honour of Mary Coombs, the UK’s first female commercial programmer.

From new medicines to climate prediction, it will help UK businesses analyse vast datasets more quickly and turn cutting-edge research into real-world solutions faster, more efficiently and at greater scale, boosting productivity and growth across the UK economy.