Blacklight’s Final Bow

by | Aug 18, 2015 | 2015Press

Blacklight’s Final Bow August 15, 2015 It’s rare for a HPC center to celebrate the decommissioning of a machine. However, Blacklight was so accomplished, we thought it deserved a special salute. Here’s what others had to say about this remarkable machine....

Vial Size Impacts Vaccine Supply Chain

by | May 7, 2015 | 2015Press

Study Suggests Vial Size Can Have Large Impact on Vaccine Supply Chain Thursday, May 7, 2015 Vaccine vial size – the total number of doses a single vaccine vial contains – can have a significant impact on vaccine distribution, costs and use, according to a new study...

PSC Helps Power Human-AI Poker Match-Up

by | Apr 23, 2015 | 2015Press

PSC Helps Power Human-AI Poker Match-Up Friday, April 24, 2015 First, Deep Blue came for Kasparov, besting the world’s top-ranked chess player in 1997. Then Watson beat Jeopardy!’s best and brightest in 2011. Now Claudico, a program developed at Carnegie Mellon...

Spring 2015: PSC News in Brief

by | Apr 1, 2015 | Science Highlights

DATA EXACELL MARKS FIRST YEAR WITH USER-DRIVEN ADVANCES User input and experience have helped PSC’s Data Exacell (DXC) complete a successful first year of operation. Thanks to the ongoing dialog with users, the DXC team has advanced the system’s software and gained a...

Spring 2015: All Flesh is Grass?

by | Apr 1, 2015 | Science Highlights

ALL Flesh is Grass? Blacklight Helps Researchers Untangle Genome of Wheat Progenitor Wheat, a species of grass, provides more protein for human consumption—more flesh—than any other plant. Globally, we harvest 725 million metric tons of...