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A NERSC INCITE projectBridging the Gap between Climate and Weather
The distinction between climate and weather was expressed most succinctly by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein: “Climate is what you expect; weather is what you get.” But as global warming produces more noticeable changes on a planetary scale, how do we even know what to expect in a particular region? [MORE] |
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NOAA Awarded 2.6 Million Processor Hours at NERSC
As part of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Energy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA has been awarded 10 million processor hours at NERSC, Oak Ridge and Argonne, to develop and perform scientific simulations of the global climate at unprecedented resolution. [MORE]
NERSC User Group Presentations
The NERSC User Group (NUG) met Oct. 2-3 at NERSC's Oakland Scientific Facility. Presentations from both the training day and business meeting are available online. [MORE]
Now Computing
A small sample of computations taking place on NERSC supercomputers right now.| Project | Machine | Processors |
|---|---|---|
| Modeling Dynamically and Spatially Complex Materials | Franklin | 1,250 |
| Modeling Dynamically and Spatially Complex Materials | Franklin | 1,250 |
| Modeling Dynamically and Spatially Complex Materials | Franklin | 1,250 |
| NERSC Staff Accounts | Franklin | 1,024 |
| Three-Dimensional Particle-in-Cell Simulations of Fast Ignition | Bassi | 192 |
| Computational Astrophysics Consortium | Jacquard | 64 |
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Graphene Nanoribbons
A new path to spintronics
Spintronics — the principle behind electronic devices based on the spin of an electron, in addition to its charge — is the gleam in the collective eyes of the computer industry. With the discovery of a new pathway towards realizing the spintronics dream, that gleam should light up even brighter.
Theorists from Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division and the University of California at Berkeley have calculated that nanoribbons of graphene — single-layered sheets of hexagonally arranged carbon atoms — with zigzag edges can be made to carry a spin current. Zigzag graphene nanoribbons could therefore serve as the basis for nanosized spintronic devices.
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