08.07.2022 Interdisciplinary Dialogue: Data Science for Social Equality Since 2018, the interdisciplinary dialogue is an integral part of the PASC Conference. This year, ETH Board President…
07.07.2022 PASC 22: "Computing and Data... for all Humankind" This year's PASC Conference was dedicated to advancements in computing that are helping researchers tackle some of the…
23.05.2022 HPC simulations predict mysterious biological processes of the cell In the life sciences, computer simulations usually confirm experiments and make visible what imaging methods cannot…
04.04.2022 PASC (also) fulfils dreams Computer scientist Florina Ciorba helps researchers optimise their codes to make the most of the CSCS computing research…
11.03.2022 Explained: a milestone in nuclear fusion energy production Theorists have long believed that nuclear fusion holds the potential to produce an essentially unlimited amount of clean…
25.02.2022 Researchers use "Piz Daint" to simulate important structural elements of the pion With the help of the CSCS supercomputer "Piz Daint", an international team of researchers succeeded for the first time…
02.02.2022 New method cracks simulation of foam formation Whether on top of a cappuccino or in the wake of waterfalls, foam is omnipresent. Until now, simulating foams…
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…