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SDSC’s Sherlock Division Debuts Innovation Accelerator Platforms

July 1, 2019

SDSC's Sherlock Division at SDSC) has announced the launch of Innovation Accelerator Platforms within its Sherlock Cloud infrastructure and its newest offering, Vyloc Cloud.

Using Machine Learning to Create More Capable Capacitors

June 27, 2019

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using supercomputers and machine learning techniques to find ways to build more capable capacitors that store more energy.

HDSI Welcomes New Partnership with Viasat

June 26, 2019

New partnership joins university's data science hub with leading communications firm collaborating on establishing educational and research connections as well as increased opportunities for students

Study Uses Supercomputers to Advance Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Models

June 25, 2019

A new study led by UC Riverside Researcher Christodoulos Kyriakopoulos provides seismologists with a new understanding of a complex set of faults that has the potential to impact the lives of millions of people in the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

SDSC Receives New Funding for West Big Data Innovation Hub

June 19, 2019

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a second round of funding for the country’s four Big Data Innovation Hubs to help solve grand challenges of regional importance. SDSC Director Michael Norman is the PI for the West Hub.

Supercomputers Aid in Novel Simulations of Gamma Ray Generation Research

June 17, 2019

UC San Diego mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate student Tao Wang recently demonstrated how an extremely strong magnetic field, similar to that on the surface of a neutron star, can be not only generated but also detected using an x-ray laser inside a solid material.

Michael Zentner Joins SDSC to Lead Sustainable Scientific Software Group

June 5, 2019

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California San Diego today announced the appointment of Michael Zentner as director of Sustainable Scientific Software, effective immediately.

Researchers Rely on Comet to Showcase Color-Changing Materials

June 3, 2019

According to a release issued in April by Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), a serendipitous discovery by graduate student Dylan T. Christiansen has led to materials that quickly change color from completely clear to a range of vibrant hues – and back again.

Supercomputer Simulations Show Black Holes and Their Magnetic Bubbles

May 7, 2019

University of California and Princeton scientists have been collaborating on a computational astrophysics project to learn more about the recent discovery of a black hole which sits in the middle of a galaxy called Messier 87 (M87), approximately 55 million light years from Earth.

SDSC’s Sherlock Cloud Expands Hybrid Cloud Offerings

May 1, 2019

The Health Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Division of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California San Diego, has partnered with Microsoft Azure Cloud Services (Azure) to expand its portfolio of cloud services.
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