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Computer Sims Reveal Cause of Dangerous Heart Rhythm

Computer Sims Reveal Cause of Dangerous Heart Rhythm

by Ken Chiacchia | Dec 18, 2025 | Anniversary, Anton, Anton 3, Science Highlights

Atrial fibrillation is a disruption of the heart’s rhythm that can lead to life-threatening conditions.  Simulations with Anton at PSC Show How Positive-Negative Pairing in Protein Is Broken, Opening A Membrane Channel Too Soon that May Contribute to Atrial...
New Data Tool Speeds Scientists’ Use of Massive Cosmic Simulation

New Data Tool Speeds Scientists’ Use of Massive Cosmic Simulation

by Ken Chiacchia | Dec 4, 2025 | Anniversary, Bridges-2, Science Highlights

A BlueTides simulation of galaxy formation (centered on massive dark matter halos, top row, and on massive black holes, bottom row) at a distance from Earth so far away that the light would be roughly 12 to 13 billion years old. The image shows the gas density field...
HPCwire Awards PSC Research on HIV and Failed Stars

HPCwire Awards PSC Research on HIV and Failed Stars

by Ken Chiacchia | Nov 17, 2025 | ACCESS, Bridges-2, HPCWire Awards, News, Press release

Simulations on NSF-Funded Bridges-2 Supercomputer and Others Granted “Best Use of HPC in Life Sciences” and “Best Use of HPC in Physical Sciences” at 22nd Annual HPCwire Awards Two series of simulations, one of HIV and one of brown dwarf stars, carried out by...
Surprising Electrical Charge Shifts Reveal Better Target for Immune Therapies

Surprising Electrical Charge Shifts Reveal Better Target for Immune Therapies

by Ken Chiacchia | Nov 14, 2025 | Anniversary, Anton, Anton 2, Science Highlights

T and B white blood cells, central actors in the immune system’s response to microbes thanks to the Syk protein.  Simulations on Anton Supercomputer Hosted at PSC Show How Critical Immune Protein Interaction May Be Disrupted The spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) protein is...
New Tool Details Millions of Stars in Neighboring Galaxies

New Tool Details Millions of Stars in Neighboring Galaxies

by Ken Chiacchia | Oct 29, 2025 | Anniversary, Bridges-2, Science Highlights

The nebula LMC N44C in the Large Magellanic Cloud, as shown by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray, J. Maíz Apellániz Using BEAST Analytical Tool Running on Bridges-2, Multinational Team Analyzes Millions of Distant Stars at Once We...
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