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...
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...
01.09.2020 Focus on the heart Mechanical engineer Dominik Obrist has been enthusiastic about computers for years, and working with supercomputers and...
13.07.2020 Simulations show how certain cell components influence cellular “highway” processes The ends of the finest protein structures of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton inside the cell regulate the delivery of...
15.06.2020 Designing vaccines from artificial proteins EPFL scientists have developed a new computational approach to create artificial proteins, which showed promising...
11.05.2020 “In these days, there is a necessity for us to make results available very quickly, even before publication” CSCS supports special national and international calls to study COVID-19 by participating in the SNF (Swiss National...
30.04.2020 How to look for hidden drug binding pockets Cryptic pockets are hidden and appear only when a ligand molecule is actually bound. Now researchers have developed a...
15.01.2020 Reducing the risk of blood clots in artificial heart valves People with mechanical heart valves need blood thinners on a daily basis, because they have a higher risk of blood clots...
26.11.2019 How the immune system gets on the wrong track With the help of simulations on the supercomputer "Piz Daint", an international research team has succeeded in making...
16.09.2019 International Team of Scientists Dissolves Mystery of Gastric Proton Pump with “Piz Daint” Gastric acid is one of the most acidic substances found in nature. However, this acid is also the first line of defense...
27.11.2017 Nano-sensor measures tension of tissue fibres Computer simulations have helped a team of researchers led by ETH professor Viola Vogel to develop a peptide that is...
20.10.2017 Scientists use CSCS supercomputer to search for "memory molecules" Until now, searching for genes related to memory capacity has been comparable to seeking out the proverbial “needle in a...
26.07.2017 “Where and how does consciousness develop (…)? That’s what I’d really like to know.” Doctor Katrin Amunts is a professor of brain research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Director of the Cécile...
27.07.2016 The spleen and its effect on red blood cells The size and shape of red blood cells could be determined by the spleen, or so it would seem from simulations on ‘Piz...
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...
