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A visualization of turbulence. Intertwining lines twist in chaotic swirls.

Supercomputers Work Together for Big Science Simulations

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison used a number of ACCESS-allocated resources to complete their large-scale turbulence simulations.

2/19/2025
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A visualization of excited atoms as might be seen in a spectroscopy study.

Using Supercomputer Models to Predict Electron Binding Energies and Vibrational Spectra

Tennessee Technical University chemistry professor leads study using ACCESS allocations at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.

9/17/2024
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A visualization of a supermassive blackhole. The jet is a stream of light coming from the center of the black hole.

Simulating Supermassive Black Holes

A multi-institutional group of researchers is using Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Bridges-2 to understand the emissions from active galactic nuclei better.

7/24/2024
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Wind turbines stand tall in the foreground, with an orange and blue sunset in the background.

Unraveling Wind’s Dance

Researchers from the University of Memphis use HPC to better understand turbine wake meandering and energy efficiency.

6/06/2024
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A digital representation of a gravity well in space, meant to convey the idea of quantum gravity.

Better Understanding of Quantum Gravity

Syracuse University researchers use SDSC’s Expanse to explore the theory of quantum gravity.

3/27/2024
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An artist's rendering of what a gamma ray burst may look like. There is a sphere of light with intense blue light focused on the diameter line of the sphere.

The Luminous Short Gamma-ray Burst

Researchers from CalTech use ACCESS resources to investigate the origins of one of the more spectacular celestial events

12/14/2023
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An example of a star’s magnetic field. This artist’s impression shows the magnetar in the very rich and young star cluster Westerlund credit: ESO/L. Calçada

Understanding Magnetic Fields

Penn State Scranton Uses ACCESS Resources in Study of Active Magnetic Fields in Stars

9/19/2023
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An image of the birth of a star

At the Very Beginning

ACCESS resources aid researchers in their quest to understand the origin of the universe.

9/14/2023
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A NASA image of flare and gas activity on the sun

Measuring the Impacts of Plasma Shock Waves

ACCESS resource Stampede2 aids scientists in analyzing solar wind

7/20/2023
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An image of a pile of coal trailing into a pile of diamonds

Under Pressure, Heat Doesn’t Always Move Faster

UCLA researchers found that boron arsenide, a chemical compound used in high-power computer chips, has a unique property – its ability to conduct heat decreases under extreme conditions.

2/21/2023

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