January 2020
Beyond the tunnel
Stanford-led team turns to Argonne’s Mira to fine-tune a computational route around aircraft wind-tunnel testing.
Author Archives: Bill Cannon
November 2019
Tracking tungsten
Supercomputer simulations provide a snapshot of how plasma reacts with – and can damage – components in large fusion reactors.
November 2019
Spying on cancer
With an assist from the Mira supercomputer, researchers are tuning an imaging technique to detect possible cancers in their early stages.
August 2019
Power play
Carnegie Mellon-led team generates atomic-scale simulations at Argonne in search of the best new solar cell materials.
June 2019
Fusion’s path to practicality
Company embraces supercomputing in quest for viable fusion energy.
May 2019
Lessons machine-learned
The current class of early-career honorees applies machine-learning tools to science problems.
April 2019
Biting back at the flu bug
Supercomputer power is providing influenza insights to help drug designers produce a more effective vaccine.
March 2019
Visions of exascale
Argonne National Laboratory’s Aurora will take scientific computing to the next level. Visualization and analysis capabilities must keep up.
December 2018
Astronomical magnetism
Modeling solar and planetary magnetic fields is a big job that requires a big code.
November 2018
Clean, quiet jets
Taking aircraft turbines for a simulated spin, an international team working on Oak Ridge’s Titan supercomputer aims to reduce jet noise and pollution.