by Ken Chiacchia | Nov 5, 2026 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
Bridges-2 Powers “Digital Twin,” Allowing Rapid Simulated Testing of Neurons The movement of signals and nutrients down a nerve cell’s long axon is central to healthy thought and movement, and to some neurodegenerative diseases. A digital twin, a virtual nerve cell...
by Ken Chiacchia | Oct 22, 2026 | Anniversary, Science Highlights
Massive Memory of PSC’s Blacklight Helped CMU Team Plan Optimal Chain of Recipients, Donors Only a fraction of the patients awaiting organ transplants match with a donor each year. In 2015, a team from CMU used PSC’s Blacklight supercomputer to show CORE, the national...
by Ken Chiacchia | Oct 15, 2026 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
Weighting for Uncertainty Helps Pitt Team Factor for Individual Patients, not just Populations While AI offers the ability to improve human experts’ ability to diagnose and treat diseases like breast cancer, well-publicized errors across the broader AI field are cause...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 25, 2026 | Anniversary, Science Highlights
In 2009 Study, CMU Team Used PSC Supercomputer and Public Online Data to Guess Social Security Numbers PSC40: Powering Discovery 2026 marks 40 years of PSC. As we continue on with cutting-edge innovation, we look back on four decades of history in computing,...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 17, 2026 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
Amyloid plaques forming between neurons. Beta-amyloid protein disrupting nerve cells’ function in a brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Bridges-2 Simulations Point to Process of Fibril Formation, Offering Clues to Combatting ALS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Fibril forming...
by Ken Chiacchia | Aug 19, 2026 | Anniversary, Science Highlights
2008 PSC Simulations Helped Transitions Inc. Develop First Plastic Photochromic Lenses PSC40: Powering Discovery 2026 marks 40 years of PSC. As we continue on with cutting-edge innovation, we look back on four decades of history in computing, education, and...
