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Measuring the Impacts of Plasma Shock Waves

ACCESS resource Stampede2 aids scientists in analyzing solar wind

7/20/2023
Science Stories
A 3D rendering of a graphene molecular nano technology structure

Expanse Helps to Accelerate Materials Discovery Process – and maybe a Student’s Career

Some scientists have recently studied perovskites because of their material properties that can be used in things such as solar cells. A team of researchers from Ames National Laboratory and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich – along with a talented undergraduate – used the powerful HPC resource at the San Diego Supercomputer Center for their study.

6/08/2023
Science Stories
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Researchers Use Expanse to Explore Causes of Friction

Engineering scholars from Johns Hopkins University used Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego to create simulations to model the friction between two rough surfaces coated with fatty acids.

6/06/2023
Science Stories
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The Winds of Change

Researchers at Cornell University help illuminate the future of wind energy in North America.

6/02/2023
Science Stories
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Computational Biology Studies Move Researchers Closer to Treating Rare Form of Alzheimer’s Disease

University of Kansas researchers who study a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease used Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego to conduct studies on how mutations of a critical protein enzyme could be treated to better control thought, language and memory.

4/12/2023
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Anvil and the principle investigators who manage it

Anvil Proves to be a Heavy Hitter

Purdue’s Anvil supercomputer has only been operating for a year, but it already has racked up an impressive number of achievements.

4/05/2023
Science Stories
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‘Transparent’ AI Improves Outcome Prediction in Medicare Patients

Researchers use Bridges-2 supercomputer to develop software that mimics properties of AI that are more understandable to humans.

3/15/2023
Science Stories
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The Future of Smart Materials

What if your clothes could tell your phone you’re in distress? Or your shoes could recharge your phone? ACCESS enables The Internet of Everything.

3/02/2023
Science Stories
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
Science Stories
A 3D rendering of a graphene molecular nano technology structure

Simulations on PSC Supercomputer Transform Coal-Like Material to Amorphous Graphite and Nanotubes

A team at Ohio University used PSC’s Bridges-2 system to carry out a series of simulations showing how coal might eventually be converted to valuable — and carbon-neutral — materials like graphite and carbon nanotubes.

2/15/2023
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