September 2017
Dramatic flares
Supercomputing aids experiments in sorting out the hidden mechanics of magnetic field reconnection, a key factor in solar storms and fusion energy reactors.
Author Archives: Bill Cannon
September 2017
A window into solar
An international team searches for optimal materials to use in windows that double as solar panels.
August 2017
Digital autodidact
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is testing a ‘deep-learning supercomputer in a box’ as it looks ahead to machines that automatically find insights in data.
August 2017
Matter in motion
DOE researchers design algorithms that model a million atoms and probe the detailed chemical behavior of materials.
July 2017
Going meta
Sandia researcher taps high-performance computers to design metamaterials that mold electromagnetics.
May 2017
Brain-like computing
Biologically inspired architectures create opportunities and obstacles.
May 2017
Calculating collapse
Researchers turn to DOE supercomputers to study the havoc – and promise – of tiny bubbles.
April 2017
Data-driven drugs
DOE-NCI project applies computational power to predict molecular targets for cancer therapies.
March 2017
Coding a Starkiller
The Titan supercomputer and a tool called Starkiller help Stony Brook University-led team simulate key moments in exploding stars.
February 2017
Cancer uncertainties
Models based on advanced statistical theory and machine-learning algorithms aim to predict a disease’s trajectory.