Science Highlights
Research conducted and supported by PSC computational resources, educational programs, and staff expertise
Neocortex Speeds Fluid Simulation by Several Hundred Times
Real-time simulations offer better, faster predictions in dozens of real-world problems
Anton 2 Simulations Reveal Unexpected Role for Brain Neurotransmitter
Ability of D-serine to switch from boosting excitatory signals to blocking them suggests route for preventing long-term injury or stroke damage
Bridges-2 Simulations Help Explain Lack of Ultraviolet “Flash” in Neutron-Star Merger
Scientists had not predicted absence of electromagnetic signal in 2019 detection
“Transparent” AI Improves Outcome Prediction in Medicare Patients
Bridges-2-powered AI matches life-critical performance of other AI and non-AI alternatives — unlike them, its “thinking” is understandable to humans
Anton 2, Bridges-2 Simulations Explain Life-Critical Protein in the Brain
Complementary strengths of researchers, computers help identify structure and motions of protein and its electrical conductance through the nerve-cell membrane
Ohio University Simulations on PSC Supercomputer Transform Coal-Like Material to Amorphous Graphite and Nanotubes
Offers the hope of converting coal to valuable and carbon-neutral materials key to electronic and battery technologies
Storm Surge Model Runs on Bridges-2 in Real Time, Predicting Hurricane Ian’s Flooding Impacts
Timely predictions assist emergency efforts throughout state, federal responses
Artificial Intelligence Learns to Judge Mass of Galaxy Clusters
Predicted mass of huge Coma Cluster agrees with earlier, human-intensive attempts; offers fast, accurate measurement needed to understand early Universe
Bridges Simulations Test Mercury Formation Theory
Outward movement of Venus and Earth may have swept up lighter elements, making Mercury small and iron-rich
Students use Bridges-2 to Simulate Physical Stress in Carbon Nanotubes
Resulting database will enable AI exploration of movement-sensitive electrical components