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Researchers Seek Sigma Meson on the Path to Heavier Hadrons
6 years ago

Researchers Seek Sigma Meson on the Path to Heavier Hadrons

By  •  6 years ago  •  Science

Often, researchers aim for a distant horizon with respect to their research goals. When they get there, they plot their course for the next far-off landmark.

Throughout the 20th century, …
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A Real CAM-Do Attitude
7 years ago

A Real CAM-Do Attitude

By  •  7 years ago  •  Science

Photosynthesis, the method plants use to convert energy from the sun into food, is a ubiquitous process many people learn about in elementary school. Almost all plants use photosynthesis to …
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Researchers Shoot for Success with Simulations of Laser Pulse–Material Interactions
7 years ago

Researchers Shoot for Success with Simulations of Laser Pulse–Material Interactions

By  •  7 years ago  •  Science

With the advent of laser technology in the 1960s, materials scientists gained a new tool to both study and modify materials. Today, lasers allow researchers to manipulate materials on atomic …
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OLCF-Connected Team Wins Best Paper at Industrial Conference
7 years ago

OLCF-Connected Team Wins Best Paper at Industrial Conference

By  •  7 years ago  •  People

For several years, a team led by Virginia Tech’s James McClure has been using computation to study subsurface multiphase flows. Researchers studying multiphase flows are essentially studying the interaction of …
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UTRC Researchers Take Flight with Graphics Processing Units for Large Eddy Simulations
7 years ago

UTRC Researchers Take Flight with Graphics Processing Units for Large Eddy Simulations

By  •  7 years ago  •  Science

Farmington, Connecticut–based United Technologies Corporation (UTC) provides high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.  The corporation’s research and innovation arm, United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), supports …
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Jefferson Lab–NVIDIA Collaboration Uses Titan to Boost Subatomic Particle Research
7 years ago

Jefferson Lab–NVIDIA Collaboration Uses Titan to Boost Subatomic Particle Research

By  •  7 years ago  •  Science

Scientists are only beginning to understand the laws that govern the atomic world.

Before the 1950s the electrons, neutrons, and protons comprising atoms were the smallest confirmed units of matter. …
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OLCF Staff Give Students Hands-On Training with UT Data Center Course
7 years ago

OLCF Staff Give Students Hands-On Training with UT Data Center Course

By  •  7 years ago  •  People

Managing, moving, and securely storing data are becoming ubiquitous parts of many industries. As more industries continue to modernize, the demand for experts in data center management will only continue …
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Experts Converge on ORNL for US-Japan Fusion Workshop
7 years ago

Experts Converge on ORNL for US-Japan Fusion Workshop

By  •  7 years ago  •  People

For nearly 40 years the United States and Japan have collaborated on making the dream of limitless clean energy a reality. In 1980 the two countries created the US-Japan Joint …
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ORiGAMI Folds in Open-Source Functionality, Named a Finalist for R&D 100 Awards
7 years ago

ORiGAMI Folds in Open-Source Functionality, Named a Finalist for R&D 100 Awards

By  •  7 years ago  •  Technology

Staff members involved in high-performance computing at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) stand at the intersection of many scientific disciplines and try to create …
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Physicists Quench Their Thirst for Modeling Superfluids
7 years ago

Physicists Quench Their Thirst for Modeling Superfluids

By  •  7 years ago  •  Science

Simply put, physicists study energy, matter, and how the two interact. Through the years researchers have cataloged countless phenomena relating to these complex interactions.

As science has advanced, researchers have …
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OLCF Staff Engage at International Supercomputing Conference
7 years ago

OLCF Staff Engage at International Supercomputing Conference

By  •  7 years ago  •  People

For more than 30 years, high-performance computing (HPC) experts from around the world have gathered to share supercomputing ideas, insights, and innovations at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC).

This year’s …
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FM Global Researchers Say “ADIOS” to Bottlenecks at OpenFOAM Conference
7 years ago

FM Global Researchers Say “ADIOS” to Bottlenecks at OpenFOAM Conference

By  •  7 years ago  •  Technology

Researchers from commercial and industrial property insurer FM Global want to improve fire protection standards across the country.

The company, which insures one in three Fortune 1000 companies with a …
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OLCF Staff Inspire Innovation at Bay Area Maker Faire
7 years ago

OLCF Staff Inspire Innovation at Bay Area Maker Faire

By  •  7 years ago  •  People

In 2006, Make: magazine created an event aimed at bringing together its DIY-inspired readers to share homemade innovations ranging from life-sized robots to powerful small-scale computers. Such events, dubbed Maker …
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Physics Researchers Question Calcium 52’s Magic
7 years ago

Physics Researchers Question Calcium 52’s Magic

By  •  7 years ago  •  Science

For decades nuclear physicists have tried to learn more about which elements, or their various isotopes, are “magic.”

This is not to say that they display supernatural powers. Magic atomic …
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At GPU Technology Conference, OLCF Staff Teach Best Practices for Portability, OpenACC
7 years ago

At GPU Technology Conference, OLCF Staff Teach Best Practices for Portability, OpenACC

By  •  7 years ago  •  People

During the four-day GPU Technology Conference, OLCF user support specialist led efforts to train users for Titan and prepare applications for Summit, the OLCF’s next supercomputer, set to be delivering science in 2018.
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OLCF-Total Partnership Bolsters Simulation Strength for Oil and Gas Industry
8 years ago

OLCF-Total Partnership Bolsters Simulation Strength for Oil and Gas Industry

By  •  8 years ago  •  Science

Seeking to improve their knowledge of heterogeneous high-performance computing architectures, researchers at oil and gas company Total have been working with OLCF experts to improve their computational models.
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