Mathematics tends to be upstream of technology. I would expect that improvements in mathematical knowledge in general will help us construct even better computers in the future. We are slowly approaching some physical limits, but algorithmic improvements may get us further speed improvements.

IDK about this particular scientific team, but if you have to run a long-running task, you will be a lot more careful about complexity and speed of your data and algorithms instead of relying on brute force. Maybe you will actually discover some real improvements of existing knowledge.

I can even see the effect throughout my IT life outside science. People who cut their teeth on processors with limited power and not enough RAM tend to produce much more efficient solutions even when programming modern computers. They just don't take the gigabytes and gigahertz for granted.