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…
12.06.2013 Neuroscience to Benefit from Hybrid Supercomputer Memory To handle large amounts of data from detailed brain models, IBM, EPF Lausanne, and ETH Zurich are collaborating on a new…
10.06.2013 Come un supercomputer può aiutare a restituire armonia al cuore Il CSCS ha ospitato lo scorso 7 giugno una conferenza pubblica tenuta dal Professor Auricchio in cui ha illustrato "Come…
28.05.2013 Fast or superfast water transport There were high hopes of using carbon nanotubes, particularly for ultra-fast water transport to desalinate seawater.…
25.03.2013 Perché senza Grid-Computing non si sarebbe trovata la nuova particella al CERN Il 22 Marzo la penultima conferenza scientifica di un ciclo organizzato dal CSCS allo scopo di far conoscere al grande…
14.03.2013 Climate change adversely affects mountain forests Mountain forests in the Alps react very differently but noticeably to a warmer climate. Even if the target of limiting…
