Disordered materials hold promise for better batteries

A lot of research is being done to facilitate the use of lithium batteries in electronic devices. Using supercomputers at NERSC, researchers have found a new avenue for such research: the use of disordered materials, which had generally been considered unsuitable for batteries. » Read More

Decoding the Molecular Mysteries of Photosynthesis

Understanding the inner workings of photosynthesis is key to building new man-made energy resources. Simulations run on NERSC supercomputers are helping researchers do just that. » Read More

Stroll Down Memory Lane

NERSC@40: Step back in time with photos, stories and newsletters that date as far back as NERSC's founding in 1974. Bellbottoms and sideburns optional. » Read More

Early Edison Users Deliver Results

Researchers invited to test the Edison supercomputer during its “early science” phase, made strides in areas ranging from nanomaterials to cosmology. » Read More

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

Project	Machine	CPU Cores
Center for Edge Physics Simulation: SciDAC-3 Center PI: Choong-Seock Chang, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	Edison	35,040
Coupled Hydro-Geophysical Inversion of River Water Intrusion and Biogeochemical Transport Modeling at the Hanford 300 Area PI: Glenn Hammond, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)	Hopper	25,608
Structure and Reactions of Hadrons and Nuclei; Non-perturbative Solutions of Strongly Interacting Particles and Fields PI: James P. Vary, Iowa State University	Hopper	25,368
Structure and Reactions of Hadrons and Nuclei; Non-perturbative Solutions of Strongly Interacting Particles and Fields PI: James P. Vary, Iowa State University	Edison	16,800
Testing the Predictive Power of Theory for Determining the Structure and Activity of Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts PI: Graeme Henkelman, University of Texas at Austin	Edison	7,200
Accurate theoretical predictions for systems of superheavy elements (SHE) using Dirac-Fock(Breit-Gaunt)Relativistic Coupled-Cluster methodology PI: Walter Loveland, Oregon State University	Carver	512