by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
NSF Extends Funding for PSC’s Bridges System PSC’s groundbreaking Bridges supercomputer will provide value to the research community for an additional year, extending operations through November 2020, thanks to $1.9 million in added operational funding from the...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
CMU Group Uses PSC’s Bridges to Nail Down Cause in Brain Region Activity Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measures brain activity as it happens. But on the surface, it’s hard to tell whether activity in one part of the brain is caused by activity in...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
University of Pennsylvania Team Uses PSC Systems to Explain Puzzling Lab Results The progressive memory loss of Alzheimer’s disease is devastating. Doctors have known for more than 100 years that plaques of clumped-together protein form...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
PSC Experts and Resources Enable Simulation of Non-steady Forces on Wind Turbines Rough winds are an issue for generating electricity from wind power. They can cause early failure of turbine components that limit the method’s monetary bottom line....
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
Bridges Helps Univ. of Chicago Team Simulate Cell Movement, Upending Scientific Expectations The movement of white blood cells to fight infections and the spread of cancer cells both rely on the same natural process. The cell reaches out to a new surface with a...
