18.01.2022 Towards “Alps”: Scientists develop clairvoyant software to speed up training of neural networks When working with neural networks, their training is the single most resource-demanding and costly process. Scientists…
15.12.2021 How did the peculiar moons of Uranus form? The peculiar characteristics of Uranus’ moons have been a topic of debate in astronomy for decades. Making use of…
22.11.2021 Climate scientists’ successfully simulate snow effects on polar ice Predicting how fast the polar ice layers in the Arctic and Antarctic will melt is as relevant as it is complex — partly…
17.09.2021 Scientists employ "Piz Daint" in search for drugs against COVID-19 For people who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, drugs that mitigate an infection can be lifesaving.…
09.09.2021 “Piz Daint” simulations aid team’s quest to sequence a single protein molecule In contrast to DNA, the sequence of proteins can not yet be identified at the level of one single cell or one single…
06.08.2021 New, high-resolution models merge weather and climate Torrential rain and flooding have dominated the weather over the past few weeks. To forecast these weather events with…
17.06.2021 SELVEDAS: Innovative approach to promote efficient data workflow between institutions The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) operates large-scale research facilities that produce multiple petabytes of data every…
09.06.2021 Scientists explore lipid metabolism with simulations and experiments Biophysicist Stefano Vanni from the University of Fribourg runs simulations on the CSCS supercomputer "Piz Daint" to…
18.05.2021 Expanding the limits of ferroelectrics towards a nano-sized electric memory Chiara Gattinoni, a materials theorist and Marie Curie Fellow at ETH Zurich, uses the “Piz Daint” supercomputer at CSCS…
05.05.2021 Strength of carbon sink in the Southern Ocean depends on salinity The Southern Ocean dominates the oceanic uptake of human-made carbon dioxide (CO2). How much CO2 it can store depends on…
22.04.2021 Simulations further boost efficiency of solar cells The research groups led by Michael Grätzel and Ursula Röthlisberger at EPF Lausanne are following up on their joint…
12.04.2021 CSCS, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NVIDIA Announce World’s Most Powerful AI-Capable Supercomputer "Alps" system to advance research across climate, physics, life sciences with 7x more powerful AI capabilities than…
09.04.2021 Evolving Artificial Intelligence: Researchers develop algorithm on "Piz Daint" inspired by nature Scientists at the Ticino Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA) are striving to make artificial intelligence as…
23.03.2021 "We don't just procure a new computer": CSCS Director Shares Details About Planned Successor to “Piz Daint” The flagship supercomputer of the CSCS, "Piz Daint", needs to be replaced. Installation of the successor computer,…
23.02.2021 Scientists begin building highly accurate digital twin of our planet A group of European scientists and experts are creating a digital twin of the Earth that is intended to support…