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Routine Online Information Makes Identity Hack Easier

Routine Online Information Makes Identity Hack Easier

by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 25, 2026 | Science Highlights

In 2009 Study, CMU Team Used PSC Supercomputer and Public Online Data to Guess Social Security Numbers   PSC40: Powering Discovery 2026 marks 40 years of PSC. As we continue on with cutting-edge innovation, we look back on four decades of history in computing,...
Breakthrough Discovery in Protein Folding Offers Insights into Degenerative Diseases

Breakthrough Discovery in Protein Folding Offers Insights into Degenerative Diseases

by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 17, 2026 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights

Amyloid plaques forming between neurons. Beta-amyloid protein disrupting nerve cells’ function in a brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Bridges-2 Simulations Point to Process of Fibril Formation, Offering Clues to Combatting ALS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Fibril forming...
Transitions Lenses Get Sim-Driven Breakthrough: Faster Response, Lighter Lenses

Transitions Lenses Get Sim-Driven Breakthrough: Faster Response, Lighter Lenses

by Ken Chiacchia | Aug 19, 2026 | Anniversary, Science Highlights

2008 PSC Simulations Helped Transitions Inc. Develop First Plastic Photochromic Lenses   PSC40: Powering Discovery 2026 marks 40 years of PSC. As we continue on with cutting-edge innovation, we look back on four decades of history in computing, education, and...
Robo-Ready Warehouses Key to Faster Shipping

Robo-Ready Warehouses Key to Faster Shipping

by Ken Chiacchia | Aug 13, 2026 | Bridges-2, Data Handling and Analytics, Science Highlights

Robotics Institute Team Uses Bridges-2 to Plan Warehouse Layouts, Robotic Coordination When programming warehouse robots you need to have them coordinate so they don’t get in each other’s way. Fortunately, in a warehouse you can change the environment — the layout of...
Simulated Black Holes Gobble and Push to Guide Early Universe

Simulated Black Holes Gobble and Push to Guide Early Universe

by Ken Chiacchia | Jul 29, 2026 | Anniversary, Science Highlights

The role of black holes in the evolution of the universe were re-envisioned by work on PSC’s Cray XT3. In this illustration from NASA, Sagittarius A* (A-star) is surrounded by bending light and flashes of energy. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)...
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