by Ken Chiacchia | Aug 20, 2025 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
Penn State Team Discovers Hidden Structures, Invisible in Traditional Seismic Scans, that Block Pumping of Oil A common problem with oil wells is that they can run dry even when sound-based measurements say there’s still oil there. A team from Penn State University...
by Chris Csonka | Aug 6, 2025 | Research, Science Highlights
Virtual machines running on Bridges-2 and software developed by PSC enable on-demand functionality for real-time mapping, improved portal experience, and better quality control in the next version of Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan. PSC has long partnered with...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jul 24, 2025 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
Twisted 2D material bilayers, consisting of two atom-thick layers on top of each other, can form alignment patterns that convey different electrical and heat conducting properties. Report in Science Today: Mis-Aligned, Atom-Thin Sheets Predicted by Bridges-2 and Seen...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jul 9, 2025 | Anton, Anton 2, Science Highlights
An ensemble of four structures between which a membrane protein rapidly switches underlies a critical system for passing messages across the cell membrane. Anton Reveals Ensemble of Four Rapidly Interchanging Structures that Suggests Purpose to the Chaos as Well as...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jun 26, 2025 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
CMU Group Uses Bridges-2 to Create Video Game for AI to Learn From, Teach Human Engineers The nation’s bridges are literally crumbling. Authorities don’t have enough trained engineers or money to inspect bridges properly. And inspection itself is as much art as...
by Ken Chiacchia | May 28, 2025 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
One of the projects undertaken by high school students with Bridges-2 is simulating how pulses of infrared or visible light can turn the protein kinesin into a tiny molecular motor for nanotechnology machines. Adobe Stock 230402435 Unique Program at North Carolina...
