Pinpointing the Magnetic Moments of Nuclear Matter

Using NERSC's Edison supercomputer, a team of nuclear physicists has made a key discovery in its quest to shed light on the structure and behavior of subatomic particles. » Read More

A Standard for Neuroscience Data

Berkeley Lab and NERSC researchers are developing tools to standardize data formats and storage for the neuroscience research community. They are also working on a portal to make sharing neuroscience data easier. » Read More

Novel Algorithms Help Illuminate Dark Energy

Using NERSC supercomputers, Berkeley researchers developed novel computational tools to help the Dark Energy Survey identify and monitor Type 1a supernovae. » Read More

Optimized Algorithms Boost Combustion Research

Turbulent combustion simulations, which play an important role in the design of fuel-efficient combustion systems such as diesel engines, have gotten their own efficiency boost. » Read More

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A small sample of massively parallel scientific computing jobs running right now at NERSC.

Project	Machine	CPU Cores
Validation Studies of Gyrokinetic Simulations to Understand the Coupling of Ion and Electron Scale Turbulence in Tokamak Plasmas PI: Chris Holland, University of California San Diego	Edison	32,832
SciDAC GSEP: Gyrokinetic Simulation of Energetic Particle Turbulence and Transport PI: Zhihong Lin, University of California Irvine	Edison	7,680
Structure and Reactions of Hadrons and Nuclei; Non-perturbative Solutions of Strongly Interacting Particles and Fields PI: James P. Vary, Iowa State University	Edison	6,768
SciDAC-3: Computation-Driven Discovery for the Dark Universe PI: Salman Habib, Argonne National Laboratory	Hopper	6,144
Ocean Atmosphere Reanalyses for Climate Applications (OARCA) 1831-2015 PI: Gil Compo, University of Colorado at Boulder	Hopper	5,376
Thermochemical Properties and BEP-relations PI: Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware	Carver	288

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Did You Know?

In 1985, NERSC was the first to install the Cray-2, then the fastest computer in the world. Today, an iPad has more processing power. The Cray-2 was nicknamed "Bubbles" for its unique cooling system.