Science Features

Simulations of the most prevalent receptor in the brain provide new understanding of how it opens its "gate" to fire neurons

Computational tools allow University of Maryland researchers to find compounds that inhibit pathways to cancer

With PSC's Cray XT3, Paul Woodward and David Porter figured out how to do the hardest thing, run small to medium-sized problems really fast

PSC staff and resources make possible an unprecedented experiment in "ensemble" forecasting of severe storms

Computational modeling with PSC resources leads to the world's cleanest, most efficient coal-fired power plant

Some of the largest biological simulations ever done reveal how banana-shaped proteins make curves in cell membranes

Quantum simulation of an enzyme reaction gives initially baffling results that point toward a surprising new insight

With innovative algorithms and powerful computers, economists are getting real with the life-cycle model

By including black holes for the first time in a large-scale cosmological simulation, physicists uncover their function in regulating the growth of galaxies