After nearly six years of service, 1.1 million jobs and more than 19 million node hours of computation, @ORNL's Andes cluster has officially retired. 🫡
Taking its place is Riker, a powerful new system designed to deliver faster performance.
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Happy #DarkMatterDay#!🌌
Researchers from the @ucsc used @ORNL's Summit supercomputer back in 2023 to run more than 1,000 high-resolution simulations of the Lyman-Alpha Forest — lines of diffuse gas in the cosmos.
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🚀 @ORNL's Frontier supercomputer and its upcoming successor, Discovery, built by @HPE and powered by @AMD, are examples of how advanced computing infrastructure is turning technological innovation into real-world impact.
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Arriving in 2028, Discovery will usher in a new era of scientific computing.🚀
ORNL’s Bronson Messer explains why Discovery represents an exciting new chapter in leadership computing at @ORNL.
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.@ORNL hosted #SMC26# last month, bringing together leaders from government, academia, industry and national labs to explore how HPC, Super Intelligence (SI) and quantum technologies can accelerate scientific discovery.
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October 18 marks #WorldExascaleDay#, reflecting the 10¹⁸ calculations per second that define exascale computing.✨
At @OLCFGOV, @ORNL's Frontier is advancing scientific discovery.
In 2028, ORNL's Discovery will take us further.🚀
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Researchers used @ORNL's Frontier supercomputer and resources available through the Quantum Computing User Program (QCUP) to develop LuGo, a new quantum algorithm designed to tackle a major computational bottleneck in modeling fluid dynamics.
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🎶 Workin’ 9 to 5? Not at the OLCF.😉
While Dolly Parton made “9 to 5” famous, OLCF’s leadership-class supercomputers work 24/7, running jobs that advance scientific discovery.
Because supercomputing doesn’t clock out at 5. ⏰
Happy #DollyPartonDay#! 🦋
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#PostdocAppreciationWeek# is a great opportunity to highlight the innovative work of postdoctoral researchers like Chao Lu, whose research is exploring new possibilities at the intersection of quantum computing and scientific discovery. ⚛️
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Congratulations to ORNL researchers Deeksha Rastogi and Sudershan Gangrade on being featured in this year’s 40 Under 40 roundup from @knoxnews!
Both use high-performance computing to better understand water, weather and infrastructure risks here in East Tennessee.
👏 Congratulations to @ORNL’s Deeksha Rastogi on being named to the @knoxnews 40 Under 40 Class of 2026! 🎉
Her research combines HPC, AI and Earth system modeling to better understand extreme weather and its impacts.
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Researchers from @ORNL, @IonQ_Inc, @nvidia and @UTKnoxville, are exploring how generative #AI# can automatically design quantum circuits, cutting out a time-consuming trial-and-error tuning process. ⤵️
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🤝A new way to collaborate on AI research is coming soon to @olcfgov users.
Following a successful demonstration connecting OLCF systems with researchers at @AIST_EN, the OLCF is preparing to offer federated learning through @nvidia FLARE and myOLCF.
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🚀 New paper in Applied Network Science: "Robustness of Shallow Graph Embedding Methods for Community Detection." How well do learned communities survive when nodes disappear? Across 7 methods, node2vec is the most robust overall, while targeted attacks cause greater degradation.
As part of the Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology (QUEST) initiative, The Quantum Computing User Program at @ORNL gives researchers access to cutting-edge quantum computing resources.
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📣 New Job Posting Alert!
@ORNL is hiring an HPC engineer to support users of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and other advanced computing resources, including ORNL's Frontier supercomputer.
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📣 Hiring Alert!
@ORNL is hiring an HPC Engineer (Early Career) to join the National Center for Computational Sciences to provide hands-on support for scientific applications.
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.@ORNL's Frontier supercomputer is helping researchers turn complex datasets into discoveries in biotechnology, using biology to mine critical minerals and materials.
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👏 @ORNL has received the @IEEEorg Quantum Technical Community Distinguished Synergy Award, recognizing ORNL’s commitment to advancing quantum science through collaboration.🏆
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