12.10.2020 Is afforestation in any case climate-friendly? Because trees absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, some scientists see reforestation as a possible measure to…
08.10.2020 Molecular dynamics simulations play key role in manufacturing high-efficiency solar cells Molecular dynamic simulations on “Piz Daint” showed that solar cells based on crystals of metal-halide perovskite…
07.10.2020 Cholesterol binding sends long distance communication signals in proteins Scientists at the University of Southern Denmark used simulations on the "Piz Daint" supercomputer to show how the…
01.10.2020 Simulating ITER at CSCS: how scientists aim to control nuclear fusion In Saint-Paul-lés-Durance, a tiny village in southern France, construction of the core element of the nuclear fusion…
28.09.2020 Increased heat waves in the oceans Heatwaves in the oceans have become more than 20 times more frequent. This is shown by the latest statistical analyses…
24.09.2020 Shift to online raises attendance for CSCS-USI Summer School 2020 The Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS) and Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) hosted their annual Summer…
23.09.2020 Virtual User Lab Day 2020: Presentations now available CSCS welcomed current and possible future users on a 2-half day online event on August 31 and September 1, 2020.
23.09.2020 Meet the staff: Heidi Oggian Meet Heidi Oggian, finance and travel officer, at CSCS since March 2005.
08.09.2020 Climate simulations reach the next level of precision Despite decades of research, current climate models still contain a degree of uncertainty that hampers accurate…
01.09.2020 Focus on the heart Mechanical engineer Dominik Obrist has been enthusiastic about computers for years, and working with supercomputers and…
24.08.2020 Neural networks show potential for identifying gamma rays detected by Cherenkov Telescope Array With the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) that is currently under construction, researchers hope to observe highly…
20.08.2020 Meet the staff: Victor Holanda Rusu Meet Victor Holanda Rusu, software engineer at CSCS since October 2016.
12.08.2020 Meet the staff: Shoshana Jakobovits Meet Shoshana Jakobovits, software engineer at CSCS since January 2018.
05.08.2020 Meet the staff: Jérôme Tissières Meet Jérôme Tissières, network and security engineer at CSCS since February 2019.
04.08.2020 Call for PASC project proposals In this call, PASC is seeking proposals for HPC software development projects that address the broad availability, the…
