by Ken Chiacchia | May 6, 2024 | Bridges-2, Neocortex, News, Press release, User News, What's new on Bridges-2
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Bridges-2 supercomputer is now available to scientists through the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot Project, joining the center’s Neocortex AI system in the second-round call for research proposals by a National...
by Ken Chiacchia | May 6, 2024 | Bridges-2, Neocortex, News, Press release
Click this link to see a recording of the White House/NAIRR announcement this morning. (Announcement starts at the 14-minute mark.)
by Ken Chiacchia | May 2, 2024 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
Developing blood clot, with fibrin “cables” (yellow), being pulled together by platelets (off-white). Clots that trap more red blood cells (red) may not contract as effectively, slowing healing. Adobe Stock image: 240_F_453411695_2N2Jddctb1vWwqowio9hVtKoNrZ76X65.jpg...
by Ken Chiacchia | Mar 26, 2024 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
Simulated bacteria growing on a flat surface (left) versus on a sphere (right). The simulation recreates the growth of real bacteria raised in the lab; it also shows that when the microbes grow on progressively smaller curved surfaces, the areas of alignment become...
by Ken Chiacchia | Mar 13, 2024 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
By Kimberly Mann Bruch and Advay Shindikar, San Diego Supercomputer Center, and Ken Chiacchia, PSC Red-tailed boa. The species is classified as “vulnerable;” scientists would like to see it protected. A study of a devastating virus that affects it is providing clues...