Cracking the Hadron Collision Puzzle

Cracking the Hadron Collision Puzzle

Researchers used quantum simulations to model the collisions of subatomic particles and open new avenues to understand the basics of hadron collisions, a key aspect of high-energy physics. The results illustrate quantum computing’s potential to expand the range of solutions to scientific problems beyond those made possible by classical high-performance…

Matt LakinApril 21, 2026

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Frontier Simulations Spin Up New Details for Quantum Understanding

Researchers used the world’s fastest supercomputer for open science to uncover new insights that could pave the way for the next generation of quantum computing, sensing and communications technologies through more efficient control of quantum materials and their properties. The study conducted on the Frontier supercomputer at the Department of…

Matt LakinNovember 17, 2025

Science

Super Simulations for Superconducting

A study led by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) used the nation’s fastest supercomputer to close in on the answer to a central question of modern physics that could help conduct development of the next generation of energy technologies. "This is mostly…

Matt LakinFebruary 18, 2022

Science

Physicists Crack the Code to Signature Superconductor Kink Using Supercomputing

Scientists have long been trying to understand the behavior of superconductors, materials that have zero electrical resistance when they reach sufficiently low temperatures. Superconductors might be useful for technologies such as magnets for MRIs, fusion devices, and particle accelerators. To understand superconductors, one concept is pivotal: phonons, which are quantum…

Rachel McDowellMay 19, 2021

Science

Closely Spaced Hydrogen Atoms Could Facilitate Superconductivity in Ambient Condition

By: Paul Boisvert, 502-229-4466, [email protected] An international team of researchers has discovered the hydrogen atoms in a metal hydride material are much more tightly spaced than had been predicted for decades—a feature that could possibly facilitate superconductivity at or near room temperature and pressure. Such a superconducting material, carrying electricity…

OLCF Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2020

Science

Titan Shines Light on High-Temperature Superconductor Pathway

Simulation demonstrates how superconductivity arises in cuprates’ pseudogap phase.

Jonathan HinesJune 20, 2016

Science

Superconductor Simulation Tops 15 Petaflops on Titan

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.

Leo WilliamsNovember 12, 2013

Superconductors