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UMap

UMap uniquely exploits the prominent role of complex memories in today’s servers and offers new capabilities to directly access large memory-mapped datasets.

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Quandary

Quandary is an open-source C++ package for optimal control of quantum systems on classical high performance computing platforms.

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Ascending to Exascale

El Capitan will have a peak performance of more than 2 exaflops—roughly 16 times faster on average than the Sierra system—and is projected to be several times more energy efficient than Sierra.

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El Capitan revealing hidden worlds in previously unattainable high-fidelity simulations

From capturing the chaotic spray of molten metal to the turbulence of fluid flows, the exascale machine is revealing worlds that were previously beyond reach, and it’s doing so thanks to the close collaboration of hardware, software and science teams that makes LLNL uniquely equipped to lead in this space.

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S&TR cover story: Another innovation celebration

A unique laser optic design and two novel open-source software projects bring the Laboratory’s R&D 100 awards total to 182.

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Big Ideas Lab podcast enters the quantum realm

In the current episode of the Big Ideas Lab, dive into the strange new frontier where physics meets information, and reality gets rewritten—qubit by qubit.