PSC (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center)

08/20/2026

In 2008, manufacturers of automatically darkening eyeglass lenses faced a kind of “glass ceiling.” A team from Transitions Lenses used PSC’s corporate affiliates program to get time on the center’s Rachel supercomputer, helping them produce the first photochromic lenses made of high-impact plastic.

😎 https://www.psc.edu/transitions-lenses/

2008 PSC Simulations Helped Transitions Inc. Develop First Plastic Photochromic Lenses

08/14/2026

"[We] have a server in the lab, but [it] can only run very small setup experiments. Because of this parallelization requirement, I feel like for this line of research, it would be super challenging if we didn’t have a large computing center server [like Bridges-2 available].”

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Robotics Institute Team Uses Bridges-2 to Plan Warehouse Layouts, Robotic Coordination

08/11/2026

Mark your calendars for our August 24th webinars to help you prepare a strong 2026 Anton Proposal. The RFP will be open until October 23.

Learn more at https://www.psc.edu/resources/anton/

07/30/2026

Black holes are often depicted as destructive sci-fi hazards, but they are integral to the formation of galaxies like our own. In 2005, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University used the Cray XT3 to reenvision the role of black holes in the evolution of the universe.

Incorporating Black Holes in 2005 Helped 14-Billion-Year Simulation Mirror Real Universe

07/29/2026

We are proud to announce that a $5 million NSF grant will enable PSC, with partners Hewlett Packard Enterprise , Rigetti Computing, and the University of Pittsburgh, to construct TangleLab: a hybrid quantum-classical computer.

Unlike classical computers, which calculate with zeroes and ones, quantum processing units employ the laws of quantum mechanics to compute in terms of quantum superposition and entanglement, manipulating states that are partly zero and partly one. Scientists expect that this ability to, in a sense, “calculate between the lines,” will make such devices superior to classical computers at solving certain problems in areas like chemistry, cryptography, and optimization tasks.

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$5-Million NSF Grant will Enable Center, with Partners HPE and Rigetti Computing, to Construct TangleLab System

07/28/2026

PSC’s Paola Buitrago bas been named Co-PI on GEM-AI, a project to use AI to identify geologic and biological clues that could indicate the presence of minerals essential for advanced manufacturing in technology, aerospace, energy and defense.

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PSC’s Paola Buitrago Co-PI on CMU-Led GEM-AI Project to Harness AI to Find Critical Minerals

07/28/2026

Hello from Minneapolis!

PSC is at , and our lineup of events is underway. Say hello at Booth 204, or find a PSC-led presentation here: https://www.psc.edu/events/pearc-26/

07/23/2026

When PSC was just an idea, our founders had the scientific chops, but didn't know where to start with the hardware. But Ralph said, "I know a guy at Westinghouse who could help."

For , Chris Csonka sat down with Jim Kasdorf, the guy at Westinghouse who did help, and PSC's first supercomputing expert. Joined by his wife Kate, they talk about computing, people, and music.

🎵 https://www.psc.edu/hardware-and-harmony-jim-and-kate-kasdorf/

PSC’s Chris Csonka sat down with Jim Kasdorf, PSC’s first supercomputer expert, and his wife Kate, to chat about the early days at PSC and Jim’s role in the center's founding.

07/17/2026

The 2026 RFP for Anton 3 opens today!

The third-generation Anton is the first and only resource available to the research community capable of simulating multiple millions of atoms at speeds of microseconds per day.

🧬Learn more at https://psc.edu/resources/anton/

07/15/2026

Smaller, faster devices are having more and more trouble dumping the heat they generate. A team led from UCLA used PSC’s flagship Bridges-2 to simulate a new metallic material that with nearly three times as much thermal conductivity as copper.

Read more: https://www.psc.edu/new-metallic-material-heat-transfer/