IMPACTS: On the Threshold of Abrupt Climate Changes
9.17.08 A new DOE program, Investigation of the Magnitudes and Probabilities of Abrupt Climate Transitions (IMPACTS), brings together six national laboratories and NERSC to understand the potential menace of abrupt climate change.
Visualizing the Unseen Forces of Turbulence
9.16.08 MSNBC interviews CRD Visualization Group leader Wes Bethel and others on the contributions of visualization to our understanding of turbulence.
Benchmarks for Vendors and Researchers
9.12.08 In conjunction with a request for proposals for a next-generation supercomputer, NERSC has made its SSP scientific software tests available.
NOAA Awarded 2.6 Million Processor Hours at NERSC
9.11.08 As part of a Memorandum of Understanding with DOE, NOAA has been awarded 10 million processor hours at NERSC, Oak Ridge, and Argonne to develop and perform scientific simulations of the global climate at unprecedented resolution.
ESnet and the Origins of Matter
9.9.08 When the Large Hadron Collider starts producing massive amounts of data this fall, ESnet is ready to distribute it efficiently.
Genome Data System Expanded
9.8.08 DOE JGI has extended the capabilities of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system and has launched its educational companion site, IMG/EDU.
A Computer for the Clouds
8.21.08 IEEE Spectrum discusses Berkeley Lab's proposed climate computer, which "should be able to remedy today’s inability to model clouds well enough to tell whether their net effect is to warm the world or cool it."
Biochemical Pathways Identified in Microbial Community
8.20.08 Analysis of an entire community of Lake Washington microbes shows the power of metagenomic approaches and IMG/M software.
Steve Cotter to Head ESnet
8.11.08 Steve Cotter, who most recently served as Google’s network deployment manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will succeed Bill Johnston as head of ESnet on August 29.
