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Summit supercomputer gets virtual farewell on Zoom — supercomputer going full tilt until last possible moment
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Summit supercomputer is being decommissioned this month after spending several years churning through data 24/7. As part of its retirement, HPC Guru said ...
A cleaner vision: Research supports safe, sustainable suds
Anyone who's ever lathered up knows the dilemma. The same qualities that make surfactants—the chemical compounds in soaps, ...
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US scientists find way to prevent runaway electron damage in fusion reactors
Fusion energy has long been hailed as the “holy grail” of clean energy. However, the problem of runaway electrons has been a ...
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Lamar Alexander's idea of the Oak Ridge Corridor name is closer to reality
Zach Wamp, which not only includes the East Tennessee region, but extends to Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama and grew out of a summit conference in Oak Ridge. And finally, Tennessee’s ...
1 dead in Oak Ridge house fire, 2 firefighters suffer minor injuries
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries, including a cat bite and a burn. Both were treated and released from Methodist ...
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Summit Study Tackles Fusion's Runaway Electron Issue
Simulations performed on ORNL's Summit supercomputer may point to a solution for the problem of runaway electrons inside a ...
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Breakthrough in Fusion Energy, Scientists Tame Destructive 'Runaway Electrons' with Supercomputing Power
Researchers make progress in addressing runaway electrons in nuclear fusion, with optimism from new simulations.