Kraken (IMAGE) University of Tennessee at Knoxville Caption The University of Tennessee's Kraken supercomputer, pictured here, has been announced as the world's third most powerful computer overall, and is also the world's most powerful academic computer. It was built as part of a $65 million National Science Foundation grant, and is managed by UT's National Institute for Computational Science. Credit University of Tennessee/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Usage Restrictions This image may only be reproduced for non-commercial purposes and only without alteration. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.