Science Highlights
Research conducted and supported by PSC computational resources, educational programs, and staff expertise
Cosmic Tug of War
Large Dark Matter Halos Favor Growth of Larger Early Galaxies Nov. 20, 2015 WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Few scientific questions are as fundamental, or fascinating, as the origin of the Universe. And we can see the early Universe. The farthest galaxies from us are so far away...
Breaking out of the Digital Document Graveyard
Blacklight Used to Extract Meaning from Cursive Script, Allowing Scanned Documents to be Searched Step 1: Correct rotations and reduce smudges and bleeds to produce a spreadsheet-like document with identifiable cells. Step 2: Create a statistical picture...
From the Directors
Welcome once again to Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s biannual report, featuring the pathbreaking projects being pursued by our users, our staff and our students. We’re very pleased in this issue to cover a broad spectrum of work, including research, technical...
Protein Research Leaps Forward with Anton at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Protein Research Leaps Forward with Anton at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Special-purpose supercomputer's stay is extended, with new round of time allocations PITTSBURGH, July 21, 2011 — Using a special-purpose supercomputer for biomolecular simulation, U.S....