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About ASCR Discovery

ASCR Discovery carries original articles about computational science from the research portfolio of the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research in the Department of Energy Office of Science, plus links to DOE science highlights and other computational science-related content. ASCR-supported research includes projects at DOE national laboratories, at many public and private universities and collaborations with other agencies and institutions.

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About Tom O'Donnell

The author is a former Krell Institute science writer.

August 2015

Picture show

The Cinema project visualizes big simulations as they run.

Materials Science

October 2014

Good conduct metal

Models help understand how superconducting materials give electrons the slip.

November 2013

Watery wonder

A Princeton University group is working out water’s molecular mysteries.

October 2013

Blade thaw

Supercomputers are modeling freezing water to develop ice-shedding wind turbine blades.

Combustion, Computer Science

March 2013

Updating apps

Researchers are modernizing old simulation codes for a new era of scientific computing.