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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Researchers at Drake University used their allocations on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and Stampede3 at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) to better understand how light moves through electrons.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"The NSF ACCESS allocations allowed us to run simulations that predicted how electrons should behave under the experimental conditions. When we compared the predictions with the actual measurements, the results matched remarkably well." - Klaus Bartschat access-ci.org/access-alloc...
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ACCESS Allocations Help Physicists Better Understand How Light Moves Electrons - Access
SDSC, PSC and TACC supercomputers power Drake University study.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A @washu.edu -led team found a 25% cost reduction in renewable energy-based industrial CO2 conversion, powered by TACC’s Stampede3 simulations awarded by the NSF @accessforci.bsky.social. Learn more: bit.ly/4j1DeHo @caltech.edu @UT Austin @utaustin.bsky.social @departmentofenergy.bsky.social
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Catalysts that convert waste carbon dioxide into valuable products like acetate are designed to run continuously on electricity for the conversion process. But electricity from renewable energy…
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Carnegie Mellon University researchers used ACCESS allocations on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to solve an increasing problem in commercial warehouses. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/preventing-r...
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Preventing ‘Robot Jams’ in Warehouses - Access
Carnegie Mellon researchers use ACCESS allocations to solve increasing problem.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One week left in the voting! Submit your ballot by Friday, October 2.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School used Delta at @ncsa.illinois.edu to create efficient, large-scale simulations of tropical cyclones, proving that their model, using GPUs, is five times faster than the CPU model. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/access-assis...
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ACCESS Assists in Predicting Tropical Cyclones - Access
Researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School use NCSA’s Delta for faster simulations.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ACCESS received four nominations this year and you can vote once for each nominee through Friday, October 2. Winners will be announced in November at the SC Conference Series in Chicago!
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Voting is underway for the 2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards, and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS program needs your help to continue our winning tradition! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll www.hpcwire.com/2026-hpcwire...
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2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards – Voting is Open! - HPCwire
Welcome to the 2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards Voting! The HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the most outstanding individuals, organizations, products, and technologies in the industry. The...
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Organized by the teams supporting ACCESS-allocated computing resources Delta and DeltaAI, the workshop will have two complementary learning paths: one for beginners and one with more focused domain-specific sessions. Space is limited, so register today! Details: publish.illinois.edu/regional-ai/
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NCSA Regional Workshop on AI | A two-day AI conference event for beginner and intermediate attendees | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | Illinois
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Need AI help? ACCESS resource provider @ncsa.illinois.edu is hosting an in-person “Regional Workshop on AI” on October 5-6 on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, designed to help researchers from around the Midwest move from #AI curiosity to practical capability. #HPC #research
NCSA supercomputer Delta
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Approximately 150 CUNY cryptography undergraduates benefit from this resource and we are grateful for the support provided by the National Science Foundation. Without it, we would not be able to afford the high cost of obtaining and maintaining a local high-performance computer.” #HPC
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Thanks to ACCESS allocations on Jetstream2 at IU, our students are able to complete mathematical cryptography assignments through a reliable online platform capable of supporting multiple people at once," said Hunter Johnson, a cryptology and cryptanalysis professor. access-ci.org/access-resou...
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ACCESS Resources Help Power Cryptography Classes - Access
CUNY students leverage advanced research computing to do what laptops cannot.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hear more about the ACCESS Student Training and Engagement Program (STEP) directly from our student interns in this new ACCESS story! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Before the STEP program, I was unfamiliar with cyberinfrastructure. This program has allowed me to learn about the different careers in cyberinfrastructure, and I would like to include this path in my future career." - Leslie Hernandez access-ci.org/a-summer-of-...
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A Summer of STEP - Access
ACCESS student program interns spend the summer exploring high-performance computing resources and opportunities.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Researchers at the University of Minnesota leveraged their ACCESS allocation on Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center to create vaccines with a longer shelf life.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Our study, which relied heavily on the NSF ACCESS allocations on SDSC’s Expanse, shows how advanced computing can complement traditional wet-lab experimental research." - Sapna Sarupria, associate professor in chemistry #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/new-tool-hel...
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New Tool Helps Scientists Develop Longer-Lasting Vaccines - Access
University of Minnesota researchers leverage SDSC’s Expanse to speed results.
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Aaron Milstein @neurosutras.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@accessforci.bsky.social Flexible compute resources funded by NSF has been as important as research grant funding for my group's computational neuroscience research! Thank you so much!
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Teams across the ACCESS program showcased a variety of innovations in their award-winning #PEARC26 presentations. Read about them in the story linked below! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/access-autho...
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ACCESS-authored Papers Honored at PEARC26 - Access
Teams across the program showcase a variety of innovations.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"The result is a biologically constrained model – thanks to NSF ACCESS allocations on Bridges-2 and the use of TACC Frontera – that still learns effectively, while staying closer to how neurons actually work." - Aaron Milstein, Rutgers University
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Researchers at Rutgers University used their ACCESS allocations on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to help explain how learning is coordinated across the brain. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/building-a-b...
AI neural net concept
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Using ACCESS allocations on Delta at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social, researchers have developed a new way to evaluate whether large language models are producing trustworthy plain-language explanations, helping address how people understand critical information. More: access-ci.org/fact-checkin...
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Fact-Checking Large Language Models - Access
Researchers use ACCESS-allocated Delta to create new metric for accuracy.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Thanks to NSF ACCESS support for supercomputing resources, our study continues to build on our team’s earlier work modeling magnesium-scandium and magnesium-titanium hydrogen clusters at lower levels of theory, extending those findings to a more accurate and expansive technique." - Jonathan Lyon
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS allocations on Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center powered a Murray State University hydrogen storage study. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/nsf-access-a...
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NSF ACCESS Allocations Power Murray State University Hydrogen Storage Study - Access
SDSC’s Expanse used for article that lands on journal cover.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Researchers from Florida State University used their ACCESS allocations on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to decode the "weird" quantum behaviors of moiré materials. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/unlocking-th...
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Unlocking the Quantum Secrets of Moiré Materials - Access
FSU researchers are using their ACCESS allocations to decode the "weird" quantum behaviors of moiré materials.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
As always, we debuted our annual project highlights book at PEARC this summer. If you weren't able to pick up a physical copy, you can check out our digital version that features an overview of ACCESS’s impact on the field of research computing via the link below! #HPC access-ci.org/check-out-ou...
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Check Out Our Program Year 4 Highlights Book - Access
See all the program accomplished in the past year.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It was such a pleasure for some of our Student Training and Engagement Program (STEP) interns to join us at #PEARC26 this week! Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Juan Ocasio, Elliot Glenn, Justina Rhee and Mark Horak. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll
STEP interns at PEARC26
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It was so great to see our colleagues from various ACCESS resource providers and partners at #PEARC26 this week! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll Shout out: San Diego Supercomputer Center Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Open OnDemand NCSA Purdue's Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC)
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#PEARC26 is in full swing now! Say hi and pick up your swag and project highlights book at the ACCESS booth (107) in the exhibitor hall!
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If you're at #PEARC26, don't miss the "Scientific Impact of ACCESS" presentation this afternoon at 3:35 p.m. in Auditorium Room 3! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll Details here: access-ci.org/access-at-pe...
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ACCESS at PEARC26 - Access
ACCESS staff and resource providers will host and present at several events for this year’s PEARC conference.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
ACCESS-related tutorials aplenty at #PEARC26 today! Check out our lineup here: access-ci.org/access-at-pe... And visit Booth 107 in the exhibitor hall starting tomorrow! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll
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ACCESS at PEARC26 - Access
ACCESS staff and resource providers will host and present at several events for this year’s PEARC conference.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#PEARC26 is right around the corner and the schedule is finally set! ACCESS has a full slate of tutorials, Birds of the Feather sessions, workshops and more next week. We hope to see you at the PEARC Conference Series in Minneapolis! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/access-at-pe...
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ACCESS at PEARC26 - Access
ACCESS staff and resource providers will host and present at several events for this year’s PEARC conference.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A recent study published by ACCESS staff members, and presented at #PEARC26 later this month, showcases how the program has helped broaden access to national high-performance computing resources to enable research and education for all. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/opening-door...
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Opening Doors to Impactful Research - Access
A recent study written by ACCESS staff showcases how the program has helped broaden access to national high-performance computing resources to enable research and education for all.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
STEP-2 participants include: Mark Horak, Elliot Glenn, Justina Rhee, Arnold Jaoko, Vamshi Anirudh Thota, Juan Ocasio, Aarush Ganji and Sujan Maharjan.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This will provide opportunities for interactions with professionals in the field, including immersive visits to Indiana University Bloomington, Purdue University and Argonne National Laboratory, and conclude with attending the PEARC Conference Series in late July.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
For eight weeks, they'll learn from skilled professionals across ACCESS and develop an intermediate understanding of one of the areas of interest within the field, including networking, cybersecurity and software engineering for high-performance computing systems.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The ACCESS Student Training & Engagement Program (STEP-2) full-time summer internship kicked off June 8 with eight students coming together at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (pictured here in front of NCSA's Delta). #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll
ACCESS STEP-2 interns in front of NCSA's Delta supercomputer
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hpc.social on BlueSky @hpc.social · 14/07/2026
PEARC Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Conference Series www.hpcwire.com/2026/07/10/p...
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PEARC Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Conference Series - HPCwire
The upcoming PEARC26 conference scheduled to take place July 26-30 in Minneapolis, Minnesota will be special in at least one way: It’s the 10th anniversary of the founding of the event. As the PEARC26...
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Since it's inception in 2022, ACCESS has had an immense impact on the U.S. research enterprise. A new web page has been created and will be updated quarterly to keep tabs on how we've helped enable discovery for all. #HPC #AI #research #impact access-ci.org/about/impact/
Screenshot of the ACCESS Impact webpage
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Researchers from Yale University used their NSF ACCESS allocations on Delta and DeltaAI at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (@ncsaatillinois.bsky.social) to build #AI tools that decode individual genetic blueprints and map how genes interact within tissues over time.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"NCSA resources provided valuable computation nodes for us to train a large model and conduct experiments efficiently. Previously, we needed to spend more than one month to train a model with 300 genes, but now we only need 10 days." - Tianyu Liu, Yale University access-ci.org/new-frontier...
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New Frontiers in Precision Medicine - Access
Researchers from Yale University use ACCESS-allocated resources to build AI tools that decode individual genetic blueprints and map how genes interact within tissues over time.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
“With the Stampede3-trained model in hand, we could run simulations that would be impossible with traditional quantum methods alone ... Supercomputing resources like Stampede3 are essential for this kind of research and make it happen." - Peter Kroll, The University of Texas at Arlington
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A research team at UT Arlington used their NSF ACCESS allocation on Stampede3 at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (@taccutexas.bsky.social) to illustrate how #AI-driven ceramics could unlock hypersonic flight. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/from-polymer...
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From Polymers to Plasma Shields - Access
UT Arlington team illustrates how AI-driven ceramics could unlock hypersonic flight.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center received $10 million in funding to build Bridges-3, the center’s next flagship supercomputer. The system will be allocated primarily through ACCESS and the NAIRR Pilot, ensuring open availability for researchers across the country. www.psc.edu/10-million-t...
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$10 Million to Fund New Supercomputer at PSC
NSF-Funded Bridges-3 Will Continue Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Focus on High-Performance Computing, Serving National Research and Education Goals
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The U.S. National Science Foundation ACCESS program has recently unveiled a new way to stretch your allocation credits: the ACCESS Variable Marketplace! This new tool will be beneficial to both resource providers and researchers and educators using their allocations. access-ci.org/stretching-y...
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Stretching Your Credits - Access
ACCESS is excited to roll out a new feature that brings greater flexibility to resource allocation: the ACCESS Variable Marketplace.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School are using their ACCESS allocations on Anvil at Purdue's Rosen Center for Advanced Computing and Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center to better understand TB. #HPC #healthcare #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/improving-tu...
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Improving Tuberculosis Treatment Options - Access
Researchers are using their ACCESS allocations on Anvil and Expanse to better understand TB.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University used an ACCESS allocation on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to help predict runway collisions before they happen by building a “neuro-symbolic” AI. More details below! #AI #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/extra-eyes-o...
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A collaboration of researchers from around the country used their ACCESS allocation on DeltaAI at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social to help develop a dataset to improve prostate cancer detection. #healthcare #HPC #AI #EnablingDiscoverForAll access-ci.org/from-image-t...
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From Image to Diagnosis in Milliseconds - Access
A collaboration of researchers from around the country used their ACCESS allocation on NCSA’s DeltaAI to help develop a dataset to improve prostate cancer detection.
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Researchers from UC San Diego used their ACCESS allocation on Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center to better understand next-gen batteries, which could make large-scale energy storage cheaper and more sustainable. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/probing-new-...
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Probing New Sodium Battery Materials - Access
SDSC’s Expanse helps researchers better understand next-gen batteries.
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Drew Jolly @amjolly.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
SDSC and TACC Supercomputers Enable StarNet AI to Accelerate Cosmology Simulations @taccutexas.bsky.social #SDSC @accessforci.bsky.social #HPC Link: ow.ly/IqpU50Z3bNK
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SDSC and TACC Supercomputers Enable StarNet AI to Accelerate Cosmology Simulations - HPCwire
May 22, 2026 — University of California San Diego Halıcıoğlu School of Data Science and Computing astrophysicist Mike Norman is driving a new generation of cosmology simulations that push precision st...
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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Purdue University’s Rosen Center for Advanced Computing upgraded the data repositories on its Anvil supercomputer to include new artificial intelligence datasets. #AI #HPC #Research access-ci.org/anvil-upgrad...
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Anvil Upgraded With New AI Datasets - Access
Purdue University’s Rosen Center for Advanced Computing upgraded the data repositories on its Anvil supercomputer to include new artificial intelligence datasets.
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