Argonne National Laboratory

Science isn’t slowing down. We collect more data and need answers to more complex questions than ever before. That’s why we need fast and powerful tools like the Aurora supercomputer. Aurora has again been named top system in the world for AI performance, earning the #1 spot the HPL-MxP benchmark for mixed precision computations at #SC24. In a new video, Katherine Riley, Director of Science for the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, explains how the exascale system’s speed and computational power are transforming the questions we can answer and helping researchers make breakthroughs in everything from human health to energy resilience to our understanding of the cosmos. Watch the interview - https://bit.ly/4i0Q0Tm #Supercomputing #AI #HPC

Building and training large language models (LLMs) for scientific discovery comes with unique challenges, often requiring more resources than a single organization can provide. That’s why multi-institutional collaboration is key. The Trillion Parameter Consortium is an international partnership focused on advancing generative AI for science and engineering. The Argonne-led consortium is hosting a workshop at #SC24 today, bringing together researchers and innovators to discuss solutions for scaling LLMs for scientific discovery. If you attend the session, let us know what you learned in the comments! ??

Discover the amazing world of spectroscopy through the eyes of John Muntean, manager of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory at Argonne. Learn how he supports scientists across disciplines on various projects using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy - https://bit.ly/40LfsGe

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Powering the future: Argonne is leading the Low-cost Earth-abundant Na-ion Storage (LENS) consortium, having been awarded $50 million over the next five years to develop high-energy, long-lasting sodium-ion batteries with safe and abundant materials. Learn more about this innovative partnership - https://bit.ly/4fTf3Ws Through its push to improve the performance of sodium-ion batteries, the initiative confronts the critical needs to reduce U.S. dependence on the key elements used in lithium-ion batteries and increase supply chain resilience. “By leading the LENS consortium, Argonne will push sodium-ion battery technology forward and contribute to a secure energy future for everyone,” said Argonne director Paul Kearns. “Our scientific expertise and dynamic collaborations in this important field will strengthen U.S. competitiveness.” This U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-funded partnership includes researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory, Berkeley Lab, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Florida State University, UC San Diego, University of Houston, University of Illinois Chicago, University of Maryland, University of Rhode Island, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Virginia Tech.

Tip of the Day: Dress for the job you want! Aurora is dressing for scientific success. This breathtaking design will soon appear on our Aurora supercomputer's new doors at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility. The images illustrate the bold research initiatives Aurora is ushering in, spanning across areas like energy, health, materials science, manufacturing, and more. The design represents a creative collaboration between Argonne’s researchers, visualization experts, communications specialists, and graphic artists. These teams work hard every day to discover, learn, and share groundbreaking discoveries. Aurora: Dressed for success, ready for science. Big, bold, beautiful science. #SC24 #Supercomputing #AI #HPC

Researchers at Argonne have developed an innovative “dual-gradient” design that dramatically improves the performance and reduces the costs of lithium-ion batteries - https://bit.ly/3Co7Wa9 This new design is expected to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and grid energy storage, ultimately contributing to worldwide decarbonization efforts. It continues Argonne’s decades-long history of leadership and innovation in battery research.

David Awschalom, director of Q-NEXT, shares how scientists are exploring the #quantum realm and harnessing its special features for computing, communication and sensing in a recent episode of NOVA | PBS - https://bit.ly/4fLgs1v “I believe 50 years from now, people growing up won’t think twice about entanglement, superposition. I think that will be commonplace,” said Awschalom, who is also the vice dean for research and infrastructure at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. Learn more by checking out the full video on YouTube ?? https://bit.ly/4fLgs1v

Later today at #SC24, Argonne’s Ian Foster will discuss AuroraGPT, an AI model designed to accelerate discoveries in science and engineering. Running on the Aurora exascale supercomputer, AuroraGPT aims to create a scalable infrastructure for training, evaluating, and deploying large language models (LLMs) specifically for scientific research. Drop a computer emoji in the comments if you're attending SC24! ??? #AI #Exascale #HPC

Congratulations to our friends at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for achieving a monumental milestone—El Capitan has been verified as the world’s fastest supercomputer! This groundbreaking system represents a leap forward in high-performance computing and will play a pivotal role in advancing science, innovation, and national security - https://lnkd.in/e-K-TFAw We celebrate this momentous achievement and look forward to seeing how El Capitan transforms the future of research. ? #Supercomputing #HPC #Exascale