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	19,200
Interactions of Aerosol, Clouds and Precipitation (ACP) in the Earth System PI: Philip J. Rasch, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)	Hopper	9,600
Development and Validation of Plasma Turbulence Models PI: Chris Holland, University of California San Diego	Hopper	9,216
3D Extended MHD simulation of fusion plasmas PI: Stephen C. Jardin, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	Edison	2,304
PSI SciDAC: Bridging from the Surface to the Micron Frontier PI: Brian D. Wirth, Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Edison	1,680
Computational Characterization of Porous Materials PI: Berend Smit, University of California Berkeley	Carver	264