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LLNL Computing’s groundbreaking research and development activities, innovative technologies, and world-class staff are often featured in various media outlets. For more information on computing at LLNL, please explore the resources below.

 

Press

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DOE Researchers Share Data Management Strategies at First-Ever “Data Day”

Monday, November 11, 2019
More than 100 researchers from DOE national labs came to LLNL for the inaugural DOE Data Day workshop to discuss challenges and solutions in accessing, curating, and sharing data.
Source: Data Science Institute
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DOE Announces $4 million for HPC for Energy Innovation

Thursday, November 7, 2019
The HPC4EI Initiative seeks industry partners to work with DOE labs to solve key technical challenges in manufacturing and mobility.
Source: LLNL News
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LLNL Researchers Win R&D 100 Awards

Thursday, November 7, 2019
Of the Lab's four R&D 100 Award winners for 2019, two are open-source software projects: SCR and Spack.
Source: LLNL News
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Big Data Illuminates the Physical Sciences

Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Livermore teams are applying innovative data analysis and interpretation techniques to advance fundamental science research.
Source: Science & Technology Review
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No Shots in the Dark

Tuesday, November 5, 2019
At the National Ignition Facility, simulations help assess the risk of damage from target debris and shrapnel dispersal during high-energy laser shots.
Source: Science & Technology Review
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Lab Leads Effort to Model Proteins Tied to Cancer

Thursday, October 31, 2019
LLNL researchers and colleagues are using machine learning as a virtual magnifying glass to study interesting regions of RAS protein/lipid simulations in higher detail.
Source: LLNL News
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LLNL Team Achieves Largest Graph Analytics to Date

Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Computer scientists and applied mathematicians searched for 1 quadrillion “triangles” using 1 million processors on LLNL’s IBM BlueGene/Q Sequoia supercomputer.
Source: LLNL News
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Exposing Local Youth to Core Computing Principles and STEM Career Pathways

Saturday, October 26, 2019
Computing staff participate in several education and outreach programs in the local community with support from a new LLNL funding program.
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Developing Software for an Exascale Ecosystem and Emerging Workloads: SCR

Friday, October 25, 2019
In the third of three news features, LLNL-developed SCR software will contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the HPC leadership-class systems of tomorrow.
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Looking Ahead to SC19

Thursday, October 24, 2019
LLNL’s Computing Directorate will descend upon the 2019 Supercomputing Conference. Find us at tutorials, workshops, panels, poster/paper sessions (with a Best Paper finalist), and the Job Fair.

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