Researchers gained new insights into the essential processes of life by simulating the full cycle of a bacterial cell on NCSA’s Delta supercomputer.
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Less is Sometimes More
Researchers at the University of Illinois use NCSA’s Delta supercomputer to help prove that sometimes less data is better when training AI chatbots.
Srikant Named NCSA’s New Director
R. Srikant took over responsibilities as NCSA director at the start of 2026.
NCSA, CAPS Power Dark Energy Survey’s Most Comprehensive Expansion History Analysis
Data processed and served by NCSA enabled the Dark Energy Survey’s most detailed analysis of cosmic expansion.
Researchers Use South Pole Telescope to Detect Energetic Stellar Flares Near the Center of the Milky Way
Researchers at the Center for AstroPhysical Surveys (CAPS) used the South Pole Telescope to peer deep into the center of the Milky Way and discovered powerful, surprising bursts of light from two accreting white dwarf systems, marking the first time such events have been captured in a blind millimeter-wavelength survey and opening a new window onto the dynamic environments at the center of the galaxy.
NCSA Director Bill Gropp on ‘Imagining an HPC Utopia’
The Download: A Thought Leadership Series.
NCSA Receives Honors in 2025 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards
NCSA was recognized by the HPCwire community for its outstanding work in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
Capturing and Controlling the Movement of Genes
Researchers use supercomputers, including Delta, to build an atom-thin platform to film DNA in real-time.
Bill Gropp Named Chair of CRA’s Computing Community Consortium
National Center for Supercomputing Applications Director Bill Gropp was selected as the next chair of the Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC). Gropp will formally begin his term following approval from the U.S. National Science Foundation, serving in the role through June 30, 2028. Gropp joined the CCC in 2020 and has been a […]
Illinois Chat Is Launched For Campus Community
An official University of Illinois tool, Illinois Chat allows campus members to create their own AI-powered chatbots to enhance their work.