Science Highlights
Research conducted and supported by PSC computational resources, educational programs, and staff expertise
Bridges-2 Computations Verify Weird Rules for Moiré Materials
Wigner Crystals’ Behavior Charted and Compared with Theory, Providing New Tool for Studying Possible Electronics Components
Warning Time for Violent Storms Expanded by 1995 Simulations
PSC’s Cray T3D Stretched Warning from Half an Hour to Six Hours, Fine Tuning Prediction to Cover Local Storms
New AI Learns Airport Safety Rules, Helps Avert Devastating Collisions
World2Rules Uses Robotics Institute’s Amelia-42 Dataset to Learn Rules for Identifying Collision Risks that Humans Can Understand
PSC’s Mario Powered First Computer Simulation of the Heart
Early Access on CRAY C90 in 1993 Ironed Out Problems in Early Heart Model
Triage Robots May Help Wounded People in Mass Casualties
CMU Team Responds to $7-Million DARPA Challenge with Robot-Human Team, Guided by AI
First Link Between Supercomputers Tackled Real-World Problems
1991 Union of PSC’s CRAY Y-MP and Connection Machine-2 Pioneered Heterogeneous Supercomputing, a Fundamental Approach Today
Octopus Simulation Surprise Sheds Light on Soft Robot Tech
Virtual Octopus Arm Shows Complex Movements Can Be Governed by Surprisingly Simple Programming
Violin Sims: Carbon Fiber Competitive with Wood
CMU Project in 1988 Used PSC’s CRAY Y-MP to Show Violin Top Plates of Carbon Perform Similarly to Norway Spruce
Sims Exploit AI to Advance Toward Workable Quantum Computer
Artificial Intelligence Improves Monte Carlo Simulations of Quantum Dots, Improving Accuracy of Storing and Reading Information
First Supercomputed Can Design Shaved Weight, Saved Money
1987 ALCOA Work with PSC Supercomputer Helped Set Stage for Industrial Supercomputing Design Revolution