Science Features

An innovative numerical approach makes possible new insights into a fascinating quantum effect called the Casimir force

PSC's corporate partnerships lead to improved high-tech sunglasses and a rapid feasibility decision for a catheter design

Quake Group simulations show areas of amplified ground-motion in potential large-impact Southern California quake

Simulations open new understanding of hypersonic shock waves that contribute to the birth of stars

Simulations of the most prevalent receptor in the brain provide new understanding of how it opens its "gate" to fire neurons

Computational tools allow University of Maryland researchers to find compounds that inhibit pathways to cancer

PSC staff and resources make possible an unprecedented experiment in "ensemble" forecasting of severe storms

Computational modeling with PSC resources leads to the world's cleanest, most efficient coal-fired power plant

By including black holes for the first time in a large-scale cosmological simulation, physicists uncover their function in regulating the growth of galaxies

With innovative algorithms and powerful computers, economists are getting real with the life-cycle model