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OLCF Resources –
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R&D Activities –
- - Learn more about the OLCF’s comprehensive suite of hardware and software resources for the creation, manipulation, and retention of scientific data. Please note that the For Users section of this website provides extensive information on accessing and employing these resources.
- Close
Science at OLCF
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For Users –
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    Need assistance from a trained OLCF support staff member? We're here to help.
    
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Materials

Titan Takes Fluoride from Taps and Toothpaste to Batteries

By Rachel Harken • 3 months ago • Featured, Science

In today’s technology landscape, companies are continually making improvements to electronic devices. Bigger screens, better cameras, and smarter systems are just some of the improvements these companies promise to consumers …
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6 months ago

Titan Speeds Inquiry into Engine Alloys That Can Take the Heat

By Rachel Harken • 6 months ago • Science

Simulations performed on the Cray XK7 Titan supercomputer at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) filled in a knowledge gap about high-temperature–capable alloys and inspired engineers to successfully develop …
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2 years ago

Putting the Pedal to the Metal in the Hunt for Alloys

By Rachel Harken • 2 years ago • Science

High-temperature alloys, often used in power plants and automobile engines, are valued in engineering because they can withstand temperatures that are a high fraction of their melting point. Operating power …
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2 years ago

Researchers Flip Script for Li-Ion Electrolytes to Simulate Better Batteries

By Rachel Harken • 2 years ago • Science

Ever since Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invented the first battery out of a stack of copper and zinc disks separated by moistened cardboard, scientists have been searching for better battery …
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Simulation Shuffles Protons and Electrons

By Leo Williams • 5 years ago • Science

Titan is allowing scientists to simulate proton-coupled electron transfer at a level that was previously impossible.
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5 years ago

Superconductor Simulation Tops 15 Petaflops on Titan

By Leo Williams • 5 years ago • Science

Researchers simulating high-temperature superconductors has topped 15 petaflops on ORNL’s Titan supercomputer. More importantly, they did it with an algorithm that substantially overcomes two major roadblocks to realistic superconductor modeling.
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5 years ago

High-Risk, High-Reward Simulations

By OLCF Staff Writer • 5 years ago • Science

The OLCF delivered more than 374 million supercomputer core hours to 17 projects through the Department of Energy’s ALCC program—76 million hours more than expected.
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Titan’s New Build Attracts Magnetic Systems Research Impossible Until Now

By OLCF Staff Writer • 6 years ago • Science

ORNL researcher is simulating the magnetic direction and strength—known as the “magnetic moment”— of nickel atoms on one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers for science research, Titan.
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