Blue Gene/Q Supercomputer (IMAGE) DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Caption Supercomputers such as Brookhaven Lab's Blue Gene/Q were essential for completing the complex calculation of direct CP symmetry violation. The same calculation would have required two thousand years using a laptop. Credit Brookhaven National Laboratory Usage Restrictions OK for use with stories about work done on Brookhaven lab's Blue Gene/Q supercomputer, with proper credit to BNL. 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.