by Ken Chiacchia | Jan 8, 2017 | Features
Upgrade of PSC’s Big Data System Now in Production Jan. 9, 2017 The Phase 2 Upgrade of the Bridges supercomputer at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) has been approved by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which funded the project. The approval makes new...
by Ken Chiacchia | Dec 8, 2016 | Science Highlights
More Power to Us Greenfield, Bridges Models Pinpoint Inefficiencies in Electric Power Storage Why It’s Important: If everyone used electricity at a constant rate, generating power would be simple. Generators that supply a fixed level of energy would be fairly cheap to...
by Ken Chiacchia | Nov 30, 2016 | AI, Features
Upping The Ante: Top Poker Pros Face Off With Artificial Intelligence 20-Day Contest at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh Begins Jan. 11 Jan. 4, 2017 Four of the world’s best professional poker players will match wits with an artificial intelligence developed by Carnegie...
by Ken Chiacchia | Nov 9, 2016 | Features
PSC Bridges and Brain Reconstruction Project Earn 2016 HPCwire Awards Annual Awards Bestowed on Leaders in the Global High-Performance Computing Community Nov. 14, 2016 The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) has received two international...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 27, 2016 | Features
N.C. High School to Use Bridges for Computational Chemistry Projects Sept. 27, 2016 The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM), a public high school for academically talented juniors and seniors from across the state, has received an allocation on...