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Now ComputingA small sample of massively parallel scientific computing jobs running right now at NERSC. Discovering Cosmic TransientsThe Discovery of Supervona SN2009av is depicted in this image from the PTF survey. The two images at on the left show the portrait of a distant galaxy taken on different days. After computationally intensive searching and image manipulation algorithms have processed the data, the later picture is determined to have "extra" light, which manifests itself as the image of the newly discovered supernova. In the two frames on the right the supernova can be seen to have brightened from one image to the next. A collaboration of scientists headquartered at Caltech has partnered with NERSC in a program expected to detect unprescedented numbers of powerful cosmic supernova explosions and other transient events. All these discoveries flow from the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) survey, which combines the power of a wide-field telescope, a high-resolution camera and high-performance networking and computing. The survey is entering robotic mode, which will allow objects to be discovered nightly thanks to the computing power, data storage, and scientific support offered by NERSC. The survey already has discovered 40 supernova, like SN2009av shown in the image above. [More] |
News CenterJune NewsletterDiscovering cosmic transients, projecting the impacts of climate change, visualizing the future of scientific discovery: all in the June 2009 NERSC/Berkeley Lab Computing Sciences newsletter. [MORE] DOE Advanced Computational Software Collection Workshop August 18-21This workshop offers an opportunity for application developers to learn about computational techniques and work with state-of-the-art, robust, scalable and sustainable software tools. [MORE] Science NewsSpontaneous SupperlatticeAb initio calculations and modeling contribute to the discovery of a new way to fabricate striped nanorodsSuperlatticed or “striped” nanorods — crystalline materials only a few molecules in thickness and made up of two or more semiconductors — are highly valued for their potential to serve in a variety of nanodevices, including transistors, biochemical sensors, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). [Article] |
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