by Deb Nigra | Oct 28, 2016 | Fall 2015
Welcome to the Fall 2015 edition of People. Science. Collaboration. This summer we marked a significant transition at PSC: We retired the Blacklight system, and in October will begin constructing the new, National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Bridges system...
by Deb Nigra | Jan 4, 2016 | Fall 2015
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE Bridges Will Bring High-Performance Computing and Data Analysis to New Fields In 2016, PSC’s newest supercomputer, Bridges, will go online. The $9.65-million, NSF-funded Bridges represents the culmination of lessons learned from PSC’s...
by Deb Nigra | Jan 4, 2016 | Fall 2015
News in Brief DXC EXPANDS SCOPE PSC’s Data Exacell (DXC) pilot project has increased the community of researchers who can use the system and the scope of projects it can serve by adding new hardware and software resources. The DXC team added data storage to the...
by Deb Nigra | Dec 16, 2015 | Fall 2015
SECURING THE CHAIN WITH TRINITY Shrimp Transcriptome Offers Secure Future Food Source, Better Understanding of Ocean Food Chain WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Litopenaeus vannamei, the whiteleg shrimp, is the number one human food source from the sea. Over a million tons...
by Deb Nigra | Oct 29, 2015 | Fall 2015
A Shift in Perspective Anton Simulations Upend Picture of How Proteins Work The Anton simulations suggest that PKA has nine distinct communities (A through H). The size of the circles shows how big each community is physically, the width of the lines connecting...
by Deb Nigra | Sep 4, 2015 | Fall 2015
PSC’s Impact on Pennsylvania PSC provides a significant economic benefit to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addition to supporting research, education and business activities throughout the Commonwealth, PSC consistently returns many times the state’s...
