Dark Energy Experiment Reveals Galaxy Gold Mine in First Large Survey
Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) systems support catalog release of over 200,000 new star and galaxy locations. Astronomers have barely scratched the surface of mapping…
Texas Advanced Computing Center News
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) is a leading research center based at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in advanced computational science and engineering. TACC operates state-of-the-art supercomputing systems, visualization environments, and data-intensive infrastructure that support a wide range of scientific investigations aimed at solving complex problems. These resources are not only available to researchers at the University of Texas but also to national and international scientific communities. TACC’s initiatives often focus on enhancing the capabilities of high-performance computing (HPC) and broadening its accessibility and impact across various disciplines, fostering advancements in science and technology.
Planet-Scale MRI: High-Resolution Illumination of Earth’s Interior Down to the Planet’s Core
High resolution illumination of Earth’s interior down to the planet’s core with 3D global numerical simulations. Earthquakes do more than buckle streets and topple buildings….
Solving a Superconducting Mystery With Supercomputer Computations
New method from Clemson University researcher, enabled by Frontera supercomputer, helps explain role of phonons in copper-based superconductivity. Researchers have known about high-temperature superconducting copper-based…
Which Way Does the Solar Wind Blow? Supercomputers Improve Space Weather Prediction
Using supercomputers, researchers develop new software for improved space weather prediction. The surface of the sun churns with energy and frequently ejects masses of highly-magnetized…
The Arecibo Radio Telescope Collapsed Last December, but Its Legacy of Discovery and Innovation Continues
The Arecibo Observatory, UCF, TACC, the University of Puerto Rico, EPOC, Globus, CICoE Pilot partner to move telescope data to Ranch system. Millions of people…
Searching for New Physics in the Subatomic World
Particle physicists use lattice quantum chromodynamics and supercomputers to search for physics beyond the Standard Model. Peer deeper into the heart of the atom than…
How to Train a Robot (Using Artificial Intelligence and Supercomputers)
UT Arlington computer scientists use TACC systems to generate synthetic objects for robot training. Before he joined the University of Texas at Arlington as an…
Supercomputer Analysis Reveals Why UK, South Africa Coronavirus Variants Are More Contagious, Deadly
TACC’s Frontera supercomputer aids in building infection models of COVID-19 variants. All viruses mutate as they make copies of themselves to spread and thrive. SARS-CoV-2,…
First Complete COVID-19 Coronavirus Model Shows Cooperation – “They Work Together”
Frontera, Anton 2 supercomputers simulate holistic model of SARS-CoV-2 virion. The COVID-19 virus holds some mysteries. Scientists remain in the dark on aspects of how…
New Supercomputer View of Seismic Hazards: Simulating 800,000 Years of California Earthquake History to Pinpoint Risks
Supercomputer-powered framework developed by SCEC provides new view of seismic hazard. Massive earthquakes are, fortunately, rare events. But that scarcity of information blinds us in…
Supercomputer Simulations Target the Deadly Coils of Ebola
Stampede2, Bridges simulations show weak spots in virus nucleocapsid. In the midst of a global pandemic with COVID-19, it’s hard to appreciate how lucky those…
Protein Storytelling to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
New computational tools developed at Stony Brook University help characterize protein structures and identify new treatments for COVID-19. In the last five decades, we’ve learned…
Astonishing Blue Whirl Flame Structure Revealed With Supercomputers
Texas Advanced Computing Center’s Stampede2 supercomputer simulates 3D structure of vortex breakdown with combustion. Lightning struck a bourbon warehouse, setting fire to a cache of…
Solving the Equations of General Relativity for Colliding Black Holes
Final Dance of Unequal Black Hole Partners Rochester Institute of Technology scientists perform first-ever simulation of large mass ratio black hole merger on Frontera. Solving…
Galactic Archaeology: Supercomputers Dig Into First Star Fossils
No one has yet found the first stars. They’re hypothesized to have formed about 100 million years after the Big Bang out of universal darkness…
Nyx: Stellar Stream of Stars Discovered in Milky Way That Originated in Another Galaxy
Caltech researchers use deep learning and supercomputing to identify Nyx, a product of a long-ago galaxy merger. Astronomers can go their whole careers without finding…
Supercomputer Completes Massive Coronavirus Simulations to Help Design New Drugs and Vaccines
New simulations can help researchers design new drugs and vaccines to combat the coronavirus. Scientists are preparing a massive computer model of the coronavirus that…
Bio-Based Acrylonitrile Offers a Greener Carbon Fiber Alternative
From cars and bicycles to airplanes and space shuttles, manufacturers around the world are trying to make these vehicles lighter, which helps lower fuel use…