LLNL Computing’s ground-breaking research and development activities, innovative technologies, and world-class staff are often featured in various media outlets.

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Source: LLNL News

NNSA researchers break the molecular-dynamics timescale barrier with world’s largest chip

In a groundbreaking development for computational science, a team of Tri-Lab researchers has unveiled a revolutionary approach to molecular dynamics simulations using the Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine, the world’s largest computer chip.

Computational Science | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Materials Science

Big Ideas podcast logo, microphone, and El Capitan supercomputer


Source: LLNL Computing

Podcast: Introducing El Capitan

On the newest episode of the Big Ideas Lab podcast, listeners will go behind the scenes of LLNL's latest groundbreaking achievement: El Capitan, the world’s most powerful supercomputer.

Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Hybrid/Heterogeneous | Multimedia

two views of the Oxide rack, one with the door open and one with a person standing beside it


Source: GlobeNewswire

LLNL and Oxide work together to advance cloud and HPC convergence

Oxide Cloud Computer installation at Livermore Computing's HPC center modernizes on-premises cloud computing capabilities for general purpose workloads.

Collaborations | Emerging Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Scientific Cloud Computing

El Capitan


Source: LLNL News

El Capitan verified as world's fastest supercomputer

Verified at 1.742 exaflops (1.742 quintillion calculations per second) on the High Performance Linpack—the standard benchmark used by the Top500 organization to evaluate supercomputing performance—El Capitan is the fastest computing system ever benchmarked.

Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Hybrid/Heterogeneous

a person’s hands are shown installing a computer chip into a flat section of a supercomputer with a cabinet from the full system in the background


Source: LLNL Computing

Road to El Capitan 11: Industry investment

The NNSA’s exascale milestone is possible only through successful industry partnerships. Hewlett Packard Enterprise staff share their experiences working with LLNL.

Co-Design | Collaborations | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Hybrid/Heterogeneous

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Source: LLNL News

Podcast: Impact and legacy of DYNA3D

An iconic LLNL computer code that has saved the automobile industry billions of dollars is the focus for the newest episode of the Big Ideas Lab Podcast.

Computational Science | Multimedia | Open-Source Software

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Source: R&D World

Magazine showcases R&D 100 Award winners

The latest issue of R&D World's magazine showcases LLNL's 2024 winning technologies, including UnifyFS and UMap software projects.

Data Movement and Memory | Emerging Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Near Memory Computing | Open-Source Software | Storage, File Systems, and I/O

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Source: Science & Technology Review

Revolutionizing quantum science

Livermore’s advances in quantum science research present new paradigms for computing, direct simulation, studying complex quantum phenomena, and unprecedented precision in sensing.

Emerging Architectures | Quantum Computing

A VR patient is undergoing surgery surrounded by medical equipment. Two avatars are looking at a laparoscopic view of the surgery while a third is monitoring graphs of the patient’s vitals.


Source: LLNL Computing

Simulating liver surgeries with virtual reality

A virtual reality training platform allows liver surgeons to prepare and train outside of the operating room.

Biology/Biomedicine | Computational Science

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Source: LLNL News

Breaking the ICE: ICECap looks to use exascale fusion simulations to pioneer digital design

A groundbreaking multidisciplinary team is combining the power of exascale computing with AI, advanced workflows, and GPU acceleration to advance scientific innovation and revolutionize digital design.

AI/ML | Computational Science | Data Science | Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Lasers and Optics | Scientific ML

Bronis in front of the machine room window with El Capitan in the backgrounds


Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Video: Update on the El Capitan supercomputer

Learn about the game-changing potential of El Capitan and discover how it will not only transform HPC and AI but also revolutionize scientific research across multiple domains.

AI/ML | Computational Science | Data Science | Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Systems and Software | Multimedia | Scientific ML

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Source: High Performance Computing Innovation Center

Video: HPC tutorials playlist updated for 2024

Follow along at your own pace through tutorials of several open-source HPC software projects.

Computational Math | Computational Science | HPC Systems and Software | Multimedia | Open-Source Software

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Source: LLNL News

Big Ideas Lab podcast episode details history of LLNL supercomputing

Listen to the latest Big Ideas Lab podcast episode on LLNL supercomputing! This article contains links to the podcast on Spotify and Apple.

Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Hybrid/Heterogeneous | Multimedia

Aaron Fisher speaks from a podium to the audience


Source: LLNL News

HPC4Mfg workshop gathers innovators for collaborative discussions

The event attracted more than 60 attendees from diverse sectors and featured discussions aimed at fostering new collaborations with various DOE offices and national labs.

Computational Science | Emerging Architectures | Events | HPC Systems and Software | Materials Science | Outreach

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Source: LLNL News

DOE honors seven early-career Lab scientists

Among them is Shusen Liu, a computer scientist in the Machine Intelligence Group in the Center for Applied Scientific Computing.

Awards | Careers

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Source: LLNL News

LLNL’s Mohror honored with prestigious technical computing award

The Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) Special Interest Group on High Performance Computing (SIGHPC) has awarded Kathryn Mohror with its prestigious Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing (EWLTC) Award.

Awards | Exascale | Fault Tolerance and Resilience | HPC Systems and Software | Performance, Portability, and Productivity | Storage, File Systems, and I/O

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Source: LLNL News

Lab scientists win R&D 100 awards

An optics element team and two open-source software teams (UMap and UnifyFS) are LLNL's winners of this year's awards.

Awards | HPC Systems and Software | Open-Source Software

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Source: LLNL Computing

Measuring failure risk and resiliency in AI/ML models

A CASC researcher and collaborators study model failure and resilience in a paper accepted to the 2024 International Conference on Machine Learning.

AI/ML | Data Science | Deep Learning | ML Theory | UQ and Statistics

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Source: LLNL Computing

Measuring attack vulnerability in AI/ML models

LLNL researchers study model robustness in a paper accepted to the 2024 International Conference on Machine Learning.

AI/ML | Data Science | ML Theory

a scientist in PPE performs an experiment with an apparatus labeled as Hudson Robotics


Source: LLNL News

LLNL, DOD, NNSA dedicate Rapid Response Laboratory and supercomputing system to accelerate biodefense

The collaboration has enabled expanding systems of the same architecture as LLNL’s upcoming exascale supercomputer, El Capitan, featuring AMD’s cutting-edge MI300A processors.

AI/ML | Biology/Biomedicine | Computational Science | Data Science | Emerging Architectures | HPC Systems and Software

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Source: Science & Technology Review

Understanding the changing climate

Ensuring researchers and policymakers can predict and prepare for the long-term effects of a changing climate is a central, motivating question for the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) project.

Climate | Computational Science

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Source: LLNL Computing

Evaluating trust and safety of large language models

In two papers from the 2024 International Conference on Machine Learning, Livermore researchers investigate how LLMs perform under measurable scrutiny.

AI/ML | Data Compression | Data Science | ML Theory | Natural Language Processing

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Source: LLNL Computing

SIGGRAPH recognizes LLNL scientist and collaborators with Best Paper Award

Developed by LLNL, Colorado, and Purdue researchers, a new approach eases the implementation of curved geometries into computing simulations.

Awards | Collaborations | Computational Math | Mathematical Optimization | Scientific Visualization

the first cohort of SEAM participants stand as a group in front of a large video screen


Source: Data Science Institute

ISCP projects make machine learning advantages tangible

To keep employees abreast of the latest tools, two data science–focused projects are under way as part of Lawrence Livermore’s Institutional Scientific Capability Portfolio.

AI/ML | Cloud Services | Data Science | Education | HPC Systems and Software | Information Technology | Scientific Cloud Computing