Jülich/Frankfurt, 25 June 2018 – When it comes to developing innovative supercomputer architectures, Europe is about to take the lead. A striking example of this is the new supercomputer that is due to start user operation Jülich in the next few days. JUWELS is a milestone on the road to a new generation of ultraflexible modular supercomputers. With its first module alone, JUWELS qualified as the best German computer for the TOP500 List of the fastest supercomputers in the world published today.