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Climate change adversely affects mountain forestsUsing the supercomputer to look for traces of evolution in genesWith “Piz Daint” CSCS triples its computing power and takes the first step towards petaflop computing

With “Piz Daint” CSCS triples its computing power and takes the first step towards petaflop computing

March 20, 2013

With a new supercomputer named "Piz Daint" CSCS triples the computing resources made available to Swiss researchers. Piz Daint is the first and largest Cray XC30 supercomputer installed worldwide. Read more ...


Climate change adversely affects mountain forests

March 14, 2013

Researchers at ETH Zurich have simulated for the first time how a warmer climate would affect forest ecosystem services in the Swiss Alps. Higher average temperatures of just two degrees Celsius could already have serious consequences. Read more...


Using the supercomputer to look for traces of evolution in genes

February 19, 2013

Supercomputers should find selection events in the genes and thus shed more light on evolution. Read more...