NERSC Supercomputers Help Explain the Last Big Freeze

About 13,000 years ago, a catastrophic injection of freshwater into the North Atlantic “conveyor” triggered a major cold spell. But, how did the freshwater get there? With help from NERSC, two researchers may have finally solved this mystery. » Read More

NERSC Contributes to Science's 2012 Breakthroughs

Of the top 10 finalists for Science magazine's 2012 "Breakthrough of the Year," NERSC provided critical computing and storage support to two accomplishments.
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NERSC Helps Develop Next-Gen Batteries

As part of DOE's JCESR, NERSC resources will be used to predict the properties of electrolytes. Eventually, collaborators will be able to combine these results with the existing Materials Project database to get a complete scope of battery components. » Read More

NERSC Contributes to Smithsonian Mag's Scientific Milestone

Using NERSC supercomputers, MIT researchers came up with a new approach for desalinating sea water using graphene. Smithsonian Magazine named this result the 5th "Surprising Scientific Milestone of 2012." » Read More

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

Project	Machine	CPU Cores
Scientific Data Management Research PI: John Wu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Hopper	5,136
Simulations of Anthropogenic Climate Change Using a Multi-scale Modeling Framework PI: Cristiana Stan, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)	Hopper	4,224
Magnetic Field and Radiation Feedback Effects in Star Formation PI: Richard I. Klein, University of California Berkeley	Hopper	4,104
Focal Adhesion Mechanotransduction PI: Hengameh Shams, University of California Berkeley	Carver	256
First-Principles Catalyst Design for Environmentally Benign Energy Production PI: Manos Mavrikakis, University of Wisconsin - Madison	Carver	168