Science Highlights
Research conducted and supported by PSC computational resources, educational programs, and staff expertise
Locked, Not Loaded
Simulations Show how HIV Drug Traps Virus in an Inactive State
Snapping into Place
Anton 2 Simulations Give Clue to Poorly Understood Role of Cellular “Bricks”
Finding the Balance
Pitt Researchers Use Bridges to Optimize Doctor Visits for Kidney Patients
Head Injury in the Cloud
Using Cloud-based “Backfill Cycles” on Bridges Enables Very High Resolution Functional Brain Imaging
Fall 2017: PSC News in Brief
PSC Interns Advance AI, Cybersecurity, System Administration Bridges-Powered Research Wins PEARC17 Award Early Successes on Anton 2 WVU awarded $1 million grant from NSF for new HPC cluster at PSCHPC cluster at PSC PSC Interns Advance AI,...
The Future is Stem
The Future is STEM High School Students Use Bridges as Intro to Supercomputing The future of employment is increasinglySTEM-related. To prepare its students for higher-paying, computationally savvy jobs in science and industry, the North Carolina School...
Inner Space
Inner Space Anton Simulations Uncover Importance of Empty Space for Protein Function Experiments can detect chemical changes on a scale as short as about a thousandth of a second. Most supercomputers can only simulate complex biomolecules for as long as a...
Blue Acres
PSC, XSEDE Support Gene Assembly of Key Aquaculture Species Commercial abalone “aquaculture”—farming the shellfish in enclosures—has exploded over the past decade, becoming a $100-million global industry. Understanding the DNA of the abalone is key to improving and...
Synergistic Voyage
Synergistic Voyage ECSS Collaboration Speeds, Expands Microrobotic Simulations Since the science fiction novel Fantastic Voyage—and before—people have been fascinated with the idea of shrinking our tools so that we could carry out miniature tasks with...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Dollars?
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Dollars? CMU B School Researchers Use Bridges to Unpack How Photos Help Sell Property It’s not hard to believe that when you advertise a property, a good picture will help you sell or rent it. What isn’t so clear is what factors make for...