01.07.2014 Supercomputers drive the discovery of novel materials Nicola Marzari, a professor at EPF Lausanne, is convinced that computational materials science is on the verge of a…
18.06.2014 Efficient computing Scientific high-performance computing should become more efficient – this is one of the goals for researchers from ETH…
09.04.2014 Slidecast: Capire il cervello attraverso la simulazione Il CSCS ha ospitato lo scorso 11 marzo una conferenza pubblica tenuta da Richard Walker dedicata a "Capire il cervello…
24.03.2014 "One of the most important physics discoveries of this decade" Martin Kunz, a professor in the Cosmology Group at the University of Geneva would like to prove the existence of defects…
18.03.2014 Cloud-resolving climate simulations for Europe Climate scientists have used the brand new supercomputer “Piz Daint” to verify their high-resolution models. Their goal…
18.03.2014 "Stairway to heaven": Piz Daint validates method Initial simulations on the supercomputer “Piz Daint” have validated a method that aims to solve the key problems in…
18.03.2014 Zooming into the Earth's interior with a supercomputer Scientists have set themselves the goal of using simulations to map the Earth’s interior in so much detail that you can…
28.01.2014 Continents set the pace The origin and stimulus behind plate tectonics has been simulated with the aid of high-performance computers. A new…
21.01.2014 Formula 1 in high-performance computing The ETH Zurich computer scientist Torsten Hoefler is seen as a rising star of the high-performance computing community.…
18.11.2013 Quantum leap in superconductor simulation Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed an algorithm that simulates high-temperature superconductivity much faster.…
15.10.2013 New insight into the Earth's deep interior For 300 years we have known that the Earth’s magnetic field moves gradually westward. Computer simulations on the CSCS…
09.10.2013 “This decision is a huge success for the HP2C projects” The COSMO model is used by the German Meteorological Service, MeteoSwiss and other institutions as a basis for their…
30.09.2013 Sea-ice formation sustained the “Little Ice Age” Volcanic eruptions and reduced solar radiation caused global cooling between the thirteenth and the fifteenth centuries.…
13.09.2013 Stelle, galassie e bytes: supercalcolatori come laboratori virtuali per l’astrofisica Il 10 settembre 2013, il CSCS ha collaborato all'organizzazione della conferenza aperta al pubblico su "Stelle, galassie…
02.09.2013 Mechanical stimulus crucial for bone development Researchers from ETH Zurich have successfully demonstrated, for the first time in vivo, how bone tissue responds to…
