Supersized Science
Supersized Science
Texas Advanced Computing Center - University of Texas at Austin
The Supersized Science podcast highlights research and discoveries nationwide enabled by advanced computing technology and expertise at the Texas Advanced Computing Center of the University of Texas at Austin. TACC science writer Jorge Salazar hosts Supersized Science.
Hurricane Simulations in High Gear
Scientists and supercomputers generate fast storm surge forecasts in 2024 to help protect lives and property
Jan 23, 2025
17 min
New Heights: The U.S. NSF Leadership-Class Computing Facility and Horizon
SC24 podcast with Dan Stanzione, Executive Director of TACC / Associate Vice President for Research, UT Austin
Nov 19, 2024
28 min
Surprising Vortex Behind New Solar Cell and Lighting Materials
TACC Frontera, Lonestar6 supercomputer simulations reveal topological vortices in polaron quasiparticles
Jun 25, 2024
9 min
Diamond Heat
Drastic changes in thermal conductivity of diamonds seen through simulations and machine learning using TACC’s Frontera supercomputer
May 29, 2024
7 min
Cooler Transformers Could Help the Electric Grid
Simulations on the Stampede2 supercomputer of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) are helping scientists engineer solutions to overheating of grid transformers — a critical component of the electric grid.
Apr 16, 2024
8 min
Supercomputing the Secrets Inside Cattle Antibiotics
Scientists have found the crystal structure and unlocked the mechanism of activity of a family of enzymes that produce monensin, widely used as a cattle antibiotic.
Feb 12, 2024
12 min
DNA Origami Folded Into Tiny Motor
Scientists have created the world's first working nanoscale electomotor. The science team designed a turbine engineered from DNA that is powered by hydrodynamic flow inside a nanopore, a nanometer-sized hole in a membrane of solid-state silicon nitride.
Jan 19, 2024
16 min
Cosmic Lights in the Forest
ACC's Frontera supercomputer helped astronomers develop PRIYA, the largest suite of hydrodynamic simulations yet made of large-scale structure in the universe.
Dec 20, 2023
11 min
Scientific Supercomputing and AI
SC23 podcast with Dan Stanzione, Executive Director of TACC / Associate Vice President for Research, UT Austin.
Nov 13, 2023
12 min
New Twist on Optical Tweezers
Optical tweezers use laser light to manipulate small particles. A new method has been advanced using Stampede2 supercomputer simulations that makes optical tweezers safer to use for potential biological applications, such as cancer therapy.
Oct 31, 2023
11 min
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