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Findings could help develop a new generation of drugs to target viruses with high death rates, such as HIV-1, Zika, Ebola, and SARS-CoV2
Published December 17, 2020
Although there has yet to be a cure for sickle cell disease, researchers recently created detailed simulations showing how these stiff red blood cells flow through blood vessels, deforming and colliding along the way
Published December 10, 2020
High school and undergraduate student interns worked with SDSC researchers on cancer studies published in scientific journals
Published December 9, 2020
Expanse supports SDSC's theme of ‘Computing without Boundaries’ with powerful CPUs, GPUs, and a data-centric architecture that supports a wide range of scientific workloads including experimental facilities, edge computing, and public clouds
Published December 8, 2020
Among the drugs computationally selected were those currently used to inhibit HIV, Hepatitis C, and cytomesalovirus as well as a set of repurposed FDA-approved drugs that demonstrated positive effects on combatting COVID-19
Published December 1, 2020
SDSC's first fielded team competed in this year’s virtual Student Cluster Competition and achieved fourth place overall among 19 teams during the 72-hour challenge
Published November 30, 2020
SDSC received two HPCwire awards for 2020, including ‘Best Use of HPC (High-Performance Computing) in the Cloud’, and ‘Best Use of HPC in Energy’
Published November 16, 2020
The project seeks to harness the computing capacity of thousands of computers assembled in a network of campus clusters to cut time to science result that might take years, to be done in days
Published November 9, 2020
For effective countermeasures to the thousands of oil spills that occur each year in the United States, researchers create supercomputer simulations to detail the behavior of oil droplets in water crossflows
Published October 20, 2020
The transport of nine types of plastics floating in Lake Erie was modeled to develop the first ever three-dimensional mass estimate for plastic in Lake Erie
Published October 12, 2020
Researchers study human T cell receptors, which play a vital role in alerting the adaptive immune system to mount an attack on invading foreign pathogens including the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Published October 7, 2020
The X-ray Imaging of Microstructures Gateway will make it possible for global material sciences researchers to study the behavior of new and existing materials using X-ray diffraction
Published September 10, 2020
The CloudBank portal provides researchers with a simplified interface to compare and access a variety of cloud provider services and monitor spending through a unified dashboard
Published September 1, 2020
Supercomputer simulations could advance clean fusion energy use by revealing new insights into plasma turbulence
Published August 27, 2020
Access to high-res topographic and shallow water bathymetric data has revolutionized environmental sciences and engineering, contributing to the study of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and human modification of the Earth's surface
Published August 24, 2020
It may seem strange to talk about “quiet” versus “noisy” collisions when discussing neutron stars, but many such impacts form a black hole that swallows all but the gravitational evidence
Published August 14, 2020
Historical increases in fertilizers and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have forced the bay to behave increasingly like a small sea on a continental shelf rather than a traditional estuary
Published August 6, 2020
To mitigate the adverse effects of space weather that can cause severe damage to power grids, satellites, and many other technological infrastructures, researchers use machine learning to better understand geomagnetic storms
Published July 7, 2020
Voyager, with an innovative architecture uniquely optimized for deep learning operations and AI workloads, will be the first-of-its-kind system in the NSF resource portfolio
Published July 1, 2020
Researchers recently used the Comet supercomputer to uncover the novel ways in which DNA (which is under attack every second of every day by environmental and behavioral factors) prepares itself for repair
Published June 25, 2020
SDSC's Sherlock Division has broadened its secure Cloud solutions portfolio to offer Skylab, an innovative customer-owned Cloud platform solution that provides a self-standing, compliant environment for secure workloads in the Amazon Web Services Cloud
Published June 23, 2020
Because of silicon’s relatively high cost, hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites have emerged as a lower-cost – and highly efficient – option for solar power
Published June 22, 2020
SDSC Sherlock has partnered with Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure to provide compliant solutions for academia and the greater research community
Published June 15, 2020
The grant will help introduce computing into high school math classrooms by funding a Summer Institute for regional high school teachers and a Summer Academy for military-connected, underserved, and underrepresented rising seniors
Published June 9, 2020
Researchers are launching an effort to organize COVID-19 information into a transdisciplinary knowledge network that integrates health, pathogen, and environmental data to better track cases to improve analysis and forecasting across the greater San Diego region
Published June 1, 2020
Zirconia-based ceramics are useful for an array of applications ranging from dental implants and artificial joints to jet engine parts
Published May 18, 2020
To help prevent sudden cardiac arrest caused by the side effects from medications, scientists are now using supercomputers to screen drugs through their chemical structures for induced arrhythmias
Published May 14, 2020
Single-atom catalysts (such as nickel embedded in a thin layer of graphite) have recently emerged as promising innovations for solving environmental and energy issues
Published May 11, 2020
Ann was a major force in the evolution of SDSC, instrumental in establishing the organizational culture at the heart of much of its success
Published April 23, 2020
Researchers have been applying their high-performance computing expertise to increase the acceleration and accuracy of scientific discovery, including urgently needed COVID-19 research
Published April 17, 2020
SDSC researchers mine a database of FDA-approved drugs to repurpose compounds that could potentially mount a defense against coronavirus
Published April 15, 2020
With countries working ‘round the clock to mitigate the devastating effects of COVID-19, SDSC is providing priority access to its HPC systems and resources to advance understanding of the virus and efforts to develop an effective vaccine as quickly as possible
Published April 8, 2020
Similar to solar panels and wind turbines, wave energy converters harness energy from Mother Nature's resources – specifically ocean waves – and turn them into electricity
Published April 7, 2020
Receptor Advanced Glycation End-products–thought to be linked to several chronic diseases–are the focus of a new study which uses artificial intelligence machine learning tools to design RAGE inhibitors with better efficacy and fewer side effects
Published March 30, 2020
Researchers have turned to supercomputers to improve immunotherapy outcomes by identifying more effective personalized treatments for the millions of new cases of cancer each year
Published March 24, 2020
Scientists use supercomputer simulations to understand how viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 rely on a host cell's membrane to drastically bend and eventually let loose the replicated viruses trapped inside the cell
Published March 18, 2020
SDSC has launched ‘HPC Share’, a data sharing resource that will enable users of the Center’s high-performance computing resources to easily transfer, share, and discuss their data within their research teams and beyond
Published March 10, 2020
High-performance computer models can accurately simulate tsunamis from volcanic events which could lead to early-warning systems that save lives and help minimize catastrophic property damage
Published March 4, 2020
Researchers studying our biological clocks tick have found that different cycles can result in social jet lag – an inability to function in sync with the rest of society – and sleep disorders
Published February 25, 2020
Recent studies analyzing genome sequences indicate that in some cases, autism spectrum disorder is linked to disease-causing mutations found only in the sperm of the father
Published February 13, 2020
After successfully completing a bold experiment that marshalled all globally available-for-sale GPUs, researchers test new methods to pave the way for large-scale cloud computing
Published February 12, 2020
Following the recent outbreak, a new high-resolution coronavirus protease 3D structure has been added to the Protein Data Bank to provide researchers with a starting point for structure-guided drug discovery
Published February 7, 2020
With more reliable forecasts, fishing boats can be guided to the best fishing grounds and government officials can make decisions on how to best accomplish crisis management efforts such as during an oil spill
Published February 3, 2020
Astrophysicists have developed cosmological computer simulations called RomulusC, which has produced some of the highest resolution simulations ever of galaxy clusters containing hundreds or even thousands of galaxies
Published January 24, 2020
After diagnosis, only thirty percent of glioblastoma patients survive more than two years, but researchers are seeking to improve the prognosis of those struck with this typically fatal cancer
Published January 21, 2020
An analysis of 10,575 genomes has revealed close proximity between microbial domains at the base of the tree of life, the branching pattern of evolution described by Charles Darwin 160 years ago
Published January 17, 2020
The new single science gateway includes customizable dashboards and advanced data visualization while providing hospitals and physicians with unfettered access to their data and the ability to share best practices via online collaborations
Published January 14, 2020
Planets form when dust particles clump together and over millions of years continue to collide until one is formed. This lengthy and complicated process was recently modeled using a novel approach with the help of the Comet supercomputer.
Published January 9, 2020