by Ken Chiacchia | Oct 30, 2018 | Events
New Resources Bridges-DL (Deep Learning) Our XSEDE production GPU capability has been greatly enhanced to include the most powerful AI servers in the world, Bridges-DL. This new capability addresses the changing nature of research, as observed at PSC and...
by Ken Chiacchia | Oct 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Science Highlights Fall 2018 From identifying the staggeringly distant origins of cosmic rays to enabling experiments with the tiniest test tubes in the world, over the last six months scientists have worked with PSC’s supercomputers and with our expert staff to study...
by Ken Chiacchia | Oct 15, 2018 | Press release
National Science Foundation Grant renewal will support expansion of programs supporting genome biology research Oct. 15, 2018 The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) has received $289,203 in National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for its work as part of the...
by Ken Chiacchia | Oct 9, 2018 | Press release
Illustration of the CMS detector at the Large Hadron Collider, detecting the results of a proton-proton collision. Reproduced with permission from CERN. CMS Experiment Using Bridges Supercomputer to Simulate Collisions for Upgraded LHC Particle Accelerator Oct. 10,...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
From the Interim Director Welcome to the Fall 2018 issue of PSC Science Highlights! We continue our ongoing project to make PSC ever more relevant, agile, and tuned to the needs of the scientific community. The past six months have seen us reorganize to better exploit...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
NSF Extends Funding for PSC’s Bridges System PSC’s groundbreaking Bridges supercomputer will provide value to the research community for an additional year, extending operations through November 2020, thanks to $1.9 million in added operational funding from the...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
CMU Group Uses PSC’s Bridges to Nail Down Cause in Brain Region Activity Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measures brain activity as it happens. But on the surface, it’s hard to tell whether activity in one part of the brain is caused by activity in...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
University of Pennsylvania Team Uses PSC Systems to Explain Puzzling Lab Results The progressive memory loss of Alzheimer’s disease is devastating. Doctors have known for more than 100 years that plaques of clumped-together protein form...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
PSC Experts and Resources Enable Simulation of Non-steady Forces on Wind Turbines Rough winds are an issue for generating electricity from wind power. They can cause early failure of turbine components that limit the method’s monetary bottom line....
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
Bridges Helps Univ. of Chicago Team Simulate Cell Movement, Upending Scientific Expectations The movement of white blood cells to fight infections and the spread of cancer cells both rely on the same natural process. The cell reaches out to a new surface with a...
