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Newswise: CyberShake study uses Summit supercomputer to investigate earthquake hazards
Released: 12-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
CyberShake study uses Summit supercomputer to investigate earthquake hazards
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Statewide California Earthquake Center, or SCEC, are unraveling the mysteries of earthquakes by using physics-based computational models running on high-performance computing systems at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The team’s findings will provide a better understanding of seismic hazards in the Golden State.

Newswise: Argonne training program alumni find success in extreme-scale computing
Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Argonne training program alumni find success in extreme-scale computing
Argonne National Laboratory

Past attendees of the annual Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing are thriving in careers across the field of high performance computing.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Direct View of Tantalum Oxidation that Impedes Qubit Coherence
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have used a combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and computational modeling to get a closer look and deeper understanding of tantalum oxide.

Released: 31-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
UC Irvine scientists make breakthrough in quantum materials research
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 31, 2024 — Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Los Alamos National Laboratory, publishing in the latest issue of Nature Communications, describe the discovery of a new method that transforms everyday materials like glass into materials scientists can use to make quantum computers.

Newswise: Bringing supercomputers and experiments together to accelerate discoveries
Released: 30-Jan-2024 4:40 PM EST
Bringing supercomputers and experiments together to accelerate discoveries
Argonne National Laboratory

Through its Nexus effort, Argonne National Laboratory is working to closely integrate supercomputers with experiments to help researchers keep pace with the ever-increasing influx of scientific data.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Researchers Craft New Way to Make High-Temperature Superconductors – With a Twist
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

An international team that includes Rutgers University–New Brunswick scientists has developed a new method to make and manipulate a widely studied class of high-temperature superconductors.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Chemists use the blockchain to simulate over 4 billion chemical reactions essential to the origins of life
Cell Press

Cryptocurrency is usually “mined” through the blockchain by asking a computer to perform a complicated mathematical problem in exchange for tokens of cryptocurrency.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
New candidate for universal memory is fast, low-power, stable and long-lasting
Stanford University

We are tasking our computers with processing ever-increasing amounts of data to speed up drug discovery, improve weather and climate predictions, train artificial intelligence, and much more.

Newswise: 10 researchers receive Argonne Postdoctoral Performance Awards
Released: 18-Jan-2024 10:15 AM EST
10 researchers receive Argonne Postdoctoral Performance Awards
Argonne National Laboratory

10 postdoctoral researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory were recently recognized at the laboratory’s 2023 Postdoctoral Performance Awards, which were presented in a ceremony on Nov. 9.

Newswise: Using berry phase monopole engineering for high-temperature spintronic devices
Released: 5-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Using berry phase monopole engineering for high-temperature spintronic devices
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Spintronic devices are electronic devices that utilize the spin of electrons (an intrinsic form of angular momentum possessed by the electron) to achieve high-speed processing and low-cost data storage. In this regard, spin-transfer torque is a key phenomenon that enables ultrafast and low-power spintronic devices.

Newswise:Video Embedded researchers-create-first-functional-semiconductor-made-from-graphene
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Released: 3-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Researchers create first functional semiconductor made from graphene
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world’s first functional semiconductor made from graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms held together by the strongest bonds known. The breakthrough throws open the door to a new way of doing electronics. Video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWUX2OTqkEo

Newswise: Cosmic lights in the forest
Released: 20-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Cosmic lights in the forest
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Like a celestial beacon, distant quasars make the brightest light in the universe. They emit more light than our entire Milky Way galaxy. The light comes from matter ripped apart as it is swallowed by a supermassive black hole.

Newswise: Computational scientists generate molecular datasets at extreme scale
Released: 20-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Computational scientists generate molecular datasets at extreme scale
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team of computational scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has generated and released datasets of unprecedented scale that provide the ultraviolet visible spectral properties of over 10 million organic molecules.

Newswise: Theta supercomputer set to retire: A look back at its impact on science at Argonne and beyond
Released: 20-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Theta supercomputer set to retire: A look back at its impact on science at Argonne and beyond
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory’s Theta supercomputer will be retired at the end of 2023, ending a productive run of enabling scientific breakthroughs in areas ranging from materials discovery to supernova simulations.

Newswise: Large sequence models for sequential decision-making
Released: 15-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Large sequence models for sequential decision-making
Higher Education Press

Transformer architectures have facilitated the development of large-scale and general-purpose sequence models for prediction tasks in natural language processing and computer vision, e.g., GPT-3 and Swin Transformer.

Newswise: Custom software speeds up, stabilizes high-profile ocean model
Released: 14-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Custom software speeds up, stabilizes high-profile ocean model
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Most modern ocean models focus on two categories of waves: a barotropic system, which has a fast wave propagation speed, and a baroclinic system, which has a slow wave propagation speed. To help address the challenge of simulating these two modes simultaneously, a team from DOE’s Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories has developed a new solver algorithm that reduces the total run time of the Model for Prediction Across Scales-Ocean, or MPAS-Ocean, E3SM’s ocean circulation model, by 45%.

Newswise: The A+ Team Tackles AI and Quantum Computing Hardware
Released: 13-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
The A+ Team Tackles AI and Quantum Computing Hardware
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

A multidisciplinary team led by Jefferson Lab and including imec, NY CREATES, and Cornell University has been selected by DOE to advance a superconducting approach to advanced computer chip technology.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
‘Tis the season to get vaccinated: How to stay healthy through the holidays
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

With virus cases rising and the holidays nigh, three expert from University of Michigan Health give their top 12 tips for avoiding or reducing the impact of COVID-19, flu, RSV, pneumonia and whooping cough in adults and kids.

Newswise: The Evolution and Future of High Performance Computing
Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:30 PM EST
The Evolution and Future of High Performance Computing
Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

High performance computing (HPC) stands at the forefront of scientific discovery and commercial innovation, yielding significant economic benefits.

Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Workplace culture is very different these days. Find out how different by exploring the "In the Workplace" channel
Newswise

The latest articles on occupational medicine, workplace culture, and the labor market are in the "In the Workplace" channel on Newswise.

       
Newswise: Using supercomputers to help companies advance clean energy technologies
Released: 22-Nov-2023 1:30 PM EST
Using supercomputers to help companies advance clean energy technologies
Argonne National Laboratory

Research and development is an expensive undertaking for any company — which is why so many startups begin with a new patent, a brand new idea foundationally tested and ready to be scaled up.

   
Newswise: Opening the Door to a Next-Generation Information Processing Platform
Released: 22-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Opening the Door to a Next-Generation Information Processing Platform
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers have developed a novel gate design that provides fast control of the flow of coherent information in electromagnonic devices. The design could be the basis for next-generation classical and quantum circuitry.

Newswise: AI can 'lie and BS' like its maker, but still not intelligent like humans
Released: 20-Nov-2023 7:05 PM EST
AI can 'lie and BS' like its maker, but still not intelligent like humans
University of Cincinnati

The emergence of artificial intelligence has caused differing reactions from tech leaders, politicians and the public. While some excitedly tout AI technology such as ChatGPT as an advantageous tool with the potential to transform society, others are alarmed that any tool with the word “intelligent” in its name also has the potential to overtake humankind.

Newswise: UTEP Researchers Improve Magnets for Computing
Released: 20-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
UTEP Researchers Improve Magnets for Computing
University of Texas at El Paso

As demand rises for increased data storage and faster-performing computers, researchers are creating a new generation of materials to meet consumers’ expectations.

Newswise: Argonne receives funding to advance diversity in STEM
Released: 17-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Argonne receives funding to advance diversity in STEM
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory to partner with minority-serving institutions to mentor students in artificial intelligence research as part of DOE’s effort to advance diversity in STEM.

Newswise: This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
Released: 16-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

With 3D inkjet printing systems, engineers can fabricate hybrid structures that have soft and rigid components, like robotic grippers that are strong enough to grasp heavy objects but soft enough to interact safely with humans.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:20 AM EST
From Farm to Newsroom: The Latest Research and Features on Agriculture
Newswise

The world’s total population is expected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050. This rapid increase in population is boosting the demand for agriculture to cater for the increased demand. Below are some of the latest research and features on agriculture and farming in the Agriculture channel on Newswise.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Building a chemical 'GPT' to help design a key battery component
University of Michigan

Now that ChatGPT has revealed connections in meaning that can emerge from the simple premise of predicting the next word, a team of researchers led by the University of Michigan aims to do the same for atoms strung together to build molecules.

Newswise: Super construction at super scale: How ORNL built a new home for Frontier
Released: 14-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Super construction at super scale: How ORNL built a new home for Frontier
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Making room for the world’s first exascale supercomputer took some supersized renovations.Frontier’s 74 cabinets cover more than 7,300 square feet in the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility’s data center located at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. That’s a space roughly 1,700 square feet larger than that occupied by its high-speed predecessor Summit and more than three times the size of the average American home for a machine that runs on 30 million watts of electricity.

Newswise: Super speeds for super AI: Frontier sets new pace for artificial intelligence
Released: 14-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Super speeds for super AI: Frontier sets new pace for artificial intelligence
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The team that built Frontier set out to break the exascale barrier, but the supercomputer’s record-breaking didn’t stop there.“The exascale number marks a major milestone itself, but it also marks the beginning of a new chapter in high-speed computing,” said Feiyi Wang, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory computer scientist who leads research into artificial intelligence and analytics.

Newswise:Video Embedded the-journey-to-frontier-the-story-of-how-the-exascale-era-began
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Released: 14-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
The Journey to Frontier: The Story of How the Exascale Era Began
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Frontier still holds the title of world’s fastest supercomputer after new TOP500 lists came out in November 2022, June 2023, and this week, and OLCF engineers expect further tuning to coax even faster speeds from its processors.

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Newswise: Kevin Brown is paving the way toward the next generation of supercomputers
Released: 13-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Kevin Brown is paving the way toward the next generation of supercomputers
Argonne National Laboratory

Kevin Brown, a Walter Massey Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, talks about the fellowship and his career focused on optimizing supercomputers.

10-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Globus Expands Research IT Platform
Globus

Globus, the de facto standard platform for research IT, is pleased to announce the availability of multiple products and services for secure, reliable data management at scale.

Newswise: Gordon Bell Prize finalists at Argonne use supercomputers to study nuclear reactor design, climate modeling
Released: 8-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Gordon Bell Prize finalists at Argonne use supercomputers to study nuclear reactor design, climate modeling
Argonne National Laboratory

Two teams that include scientists from U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have been named finalists for the Association for Computing Machinery 2023 Gordon Bell Prize. Both teams conducted groundbreaking research with the use of high performance exascale computing tools, such as Frontier, a supercomputer at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Released: 6-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Neuromorphic computing will be great… if hardware can handle the workload
Purdue University

Technology is edging closer and closer to the super-speed world of computing with artificial intelligence. But is the world equipped with the proper hardware to be able to handle the workload of new AI technological breakthroughs?

Newswise: Media Tip: First of its kind dataset shows future flooding risk at neighborhood level
Released: 6-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Media Tip: First of its kind dataset shows future flooding risk at neighborhood level
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory used supercomputing resources to develop a new dataset for estimating increased flood risk from climate change during the mid-21st century.

Newswise: New twist on optical tweezers
Released: 1-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EDT
New twist on optical tweezers
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Optical tweezers manipulate tiny things like cells and nanoparticles using lasers. While they might sound like tractor beams from science fiction, the fact is their development garnered scientists a Nobel Prize in 2018.

   
Newswise: New parallel hybrid network achieves better performance through quantum-classical collaboration
Released: 27-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
New parallel hybrid network achieves better performance through quantum-classical collaboration
Intelligent Computing

Building efficient quantum neural networks is a promising direction for research at the intersection of quantum computing and machine learning.

Released: 26-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Deep learning speeds up galactic calculations
University of Tokyo

A new way to simulate supernovae may help shed light on our cosmic origins

Newswise: Scientists Amplify Superconducting Sensor Arrays Signals Near the Quantum Limit
Released: 20-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Scientists Amplify Superconducting Sensor Arrays Signals Near the Quantum Limit
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Conventional sensors usually lack the sensitivity needed for studies of quantum phenomena and other complex cases. One solution is to use superconducting sensors, but amplifying their signals is challenging. Researchers built on advances from quantum computing to add a special type of amplifiers, superconducting traveling-wave parametric amplifiers, to superconducting sensors. These amplifiers are almost noiseless and operate at relatively high temperatures.

Newswise: Nondestructive measurement realized in ytterbium qubits, aiding the development of scalable neutral atom quantum computing
Released: 18-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Nondestructive measurement realized in ytterbium qubits, aiding the development of scalable neutral atom quantum computing
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

Atoms of the metal ytterbium-171 may be the closest things in nature to perfect qubits. A recent study shows how to use them for repeated quantum measurements and qubit rotations, which may aid in the development of scalable quantum computing.

Newswise: Argonne training program provides crash course in supercomputing
Released: 18-Oct-2023 11:55 AM EDT
Argonne training program provides crash course in supercomputing
Argonne National Laboratory

The annual Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing equips attendees with the skills and knowledge needed to use the world’s most powerful supercomputers for scientific research.

Newswise: Q&A: Researchers aim to improve accessibility with augmented reality
Released: 17-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Q&A: Researchers aim to improve accessibility with augmented reality
University of Washington

This month, University of Washington researchers will introduce multiple projects that deploy augmented reality — through headsets and phone apps — with the aim of making the world more accessible for people with disabilities.

Newswise: Jefferson Lab to Lead $300+ Million High Performance Data Facility Hub
Released: 16-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Jefferson Lab to Lead $300+ Million High Performance Data Facility Hub
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

The U.S. Department of Energy has just announced the selection of Jefferson Lab as the lead site for its new High Performance Data Facility. Partnering with Berkeley Lab, the HPDF will be a $300+ million computing facility that will provide transformational capabilities for data analysis, networking and storage for the nation’s research enterprise.

Newswise: Fermilab receives DOE funding to further develop nationwide quantum network
Released: 16-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Fermilab receives DOE funding to further develop nationwide quantum network
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

DOE awarded Fermilab $9 million to further develop technology for national-scale quantum networks to improve the transmission of information as part of the Advanced Quantum Network for Scientific Discovery project.

Released: 16-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Argonne’s Aurora supercomputer set to supercharge materials discovery
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers are preparing to use Argonne’s Aurora exascale supercomputer and artificial intelligence to accelerate the search for promising new materials for batteries, catalysts and other applications.

Released: 12-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Self-correcting quantum computers within reach?
Harvard University

Quantum computers promise to reach speeds and efficiencies impossible for even the fastest supercomputers of today. Yet the technology hasn’t seen much scale-up and commercialization largely due to its inability to self-correct.

Newswise: A new way to erase quantum computer errors
Released: 11-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
A new way to erase quantum computer errors
California Institute of Technology

Quantum computers of the future hold promise in solving all sorts of problems. For example, they could lead to more sustainable materials, new medicines, and even crack the hardest problems in fundamental physics.

Newswise: Optimizing continuous-variable functions with quantum annealing
Released: 4-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Optimizing continuous-variable functions with quantum annealing
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Quantum annealing (QA) is a cutting-edge algorithm that leverages the unique properties of quantum computing to tackle complex combinatorial optimization problems (a class of mathematical problems dealing with discrete-variable functions).



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