ORNL Supercomputers Help Studies of Supernovas, Space
Researchers use Jaguar to simulate ignition in type Ia supernova explosions.
Type Ia supernovas are the largest thermonuclear explosions in nature, expelling mass greater than that of the Sun and …
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Oak Ridge Supercomputers Provide First Simulation of Abrupt Climate Change
At the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the world’s fastest supercomputer for unclassified research is simulating abrupt climate change and shedding light on an enigmatic period of natural global warming in Earth’s relatively recent history.
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Resolution Revolution
Software engineers turn to Pat Worley’s team to fix problems that threaten simulations.
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Quantum Spin Doctors Dissect Exotic States of Matter
When German physicist Max Planck created quantum theory in 1900, he was not trying to revolutionize the world. He was just trying to provide a theoretical foundation for the way …
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Potassium Channel Model Lights the Way for Simulations of Molecular Machines
Supercomputers to reveal in atomistic detail all steps from open to closed ion channel
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ORNL researchers team up with the NFL for a carbon-neutral Super Bowl
Is it possible to have a carbon-neutral Super Bowl? When National Football League Environmental Program Coordinator Jack Groh wanted to find out, he called ORNL.
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Simulation Aids Development of First Coal Plants with Near-Zero Emissions
Next-generation plants to produce electricity and hydrogen and sequester carbon dioxide Near-zero-emission coal plants are in the works to generate electricity and hydrogen and sequester carbon dioxide.
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Dissecting Fire: Model Fully Resolves Ignition Process for the First Time
Research may fuel low-temperature combustion technology to save energy, cut emissions
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Researchers Explore the Effectiveness of Alzheimer’s
Scientists are exploring a new generation of drugs which have the potential to stop the growth of Alzheimer’s fibrils and disassemble them.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle for the US Department of Energy.