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Researchers Tackle the Flu with Breakthrough Virus Simulations

February 25, 2020

A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego and the University of Pittsburgh offers a new approach for developing treatments for pandemic Influenza A (pH1N1).

A Quantum Leap for Molecular Simulations on GPUs

June 3, 2021

Developing improved materials for things such as energy storage and drug discovery is of interest to researchers and society alike. Quantum mechanics is the basis for molecular and materials scientists who develop these useful, futuristic products.

Study Answers Questions about an Elusive Tiny Molecule

March 15, 2022

A new study with implications for atmospheric chemistry has answered some long-enduring questions about the chemical reactivity of an air pollutant molecule with aerosol, revealing the vital role played by the interface between water and gas.

High-Performance Computing Aids in Predicting Oil Dispersal During Spills

October 21, 2020

Supercomputer simulations, done using resources at UC San Diego by researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), show how oil dilutes under specific conditions, which may lead to more effective countermeasures against large oil spills.

How Whales Hear: 3D Computer Simulations of Baleen Whale’s Head Point to Skull Vibrations

January 29, 2015

Researchers at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego, shed new light on how whales are able to hear, and more specifically on the role of the skulls of at least some baleen whales—fin whales to be precise.

Small but Plentiful: How the Faintest Galaxies Illuminated the Early Universe

July 7, 2014

Light from tiny galaxies more than 13 billion years ago played a larger role than previously thought in creating the conditions in the universe as we know it today, according to a new study by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at…

Shaking Up Earthquake Studies by Increasing Access to Data, Tools and Research Results

September 13, 2023

Earthquake rupture forecast studies provide information about the probabilities of when earthquakes will occur, where they’ll take place and how strong they’ll be, but the tools aren’t available to most. That’s about to change.

Physicists Simulate Artificial Brain Networks with New Quantum Materials

September 3, 2021

As bandwidth demands on today’s computers reach their limit, scientists are developing systems with new materials that can match the speed and precision of animal nervous systems. UC San Diego physicists have now simulated the foundation of new types of computing devices that mimic brain functions.

SDSC, UC Santa Cruz to Host Summer School on Astroinformatics

March 1, 2012

…data generated by new instruments, digital sky surveys, and simulations.

Scientists Look Deeper to See How RNA-editing Enzyme Evolved into a Genome Editor

March 6, 2020

A team of chemists and biochemists at UC San Diego used a combination of computational simulations and experiments to deepen understanding of the latest genome editing technology.

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