DESI Shares Largest 3D Map of the Universe Yet
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument releases data on 18.7 million galaxies, quasars, and stars — the largest dataset of its kind ever shared. » Read More
More Efficient Fusion
So-called “slow waves” waste energy in fusion reactions. Recent simulations successfully tested a new method to stop their formation. » Read More
NERSC Launches IBM Quantum Innovation Center
NERSC users can now apply to access quantum computing resources through a partnership with IBM. » Read More
AI Shows Promise for Mapping Disease Progression
Quantum Computing Partnership Extended
After a successful first year punctuated by strong scientific results, NERSC’s partnership with QuEra Computing has been extended. » Read More
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Lucky Tokens

Yukiko Sekine, Jonathan Carter, and the Hopper system's “lucky cat,” in 2011. (Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt, Berkeley Lab)
NERSC’s Hopper supercomputer contained 153,216 compute cores, 217 terabytes of memory, 2 petabytes of disk storage—and a cat figurine for luck!
Hopper, named in honor of computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper, had a Japanese "lucky cat" figurine stashed in one cabinet. In April 2011, Yukiko Sekine (NERSC's former Energy Department program manager) presented the cat to Jonathan Carter (currently associate lab director for the Computing Sciences Area).
It’s not the first lucky token to stand guard over NERSC’s large, complex, and well-used scientific supercomputers. Other systems – for reasons known only to NERSC staff – have been protected from ill fate by rubber chickens. (»Visit our interactive timeline to learn more about NERSC history.)
Science News

DESI Opens Access to the Largest 3D Map of the Universe Yet March 19, 2025

Simulation Confirms Method for More Efficient Fusion January 29, 2025

Durable New Catalyst Solves Persistent Chemistry Problem January 7, 2025

AI Shows Promise for Mapping Disease Progression November 1, 2024

Perlmutter Helps Identify 'Exquisite' Gravitational Lens October 10, 2024

Magnifying Deep Space Through the 'Carousel Lens' September 18, 2024

Collaboration Exploring Neutral Atom Technology Expanded for Second Year September 4, 2024
Center News

Five Users Win NERSC Early Career Achievement Awards January 31, 2025

NERSC Launches IBM Quantum Innovation Center January 21, 2025

NERSC Staff Awarded for ECP Leadership January 15, 2025

NERSC Supports 2024 Gordon Bell Prize Winner January 7, 2025

Tina Declerck to Retire After Decades on the Cutting Edge December 12, 2024

New Report Quantifies Value and Impact of Research at NERSC December 6, 2024

NERSC Staff Gear Up for SC24 November 13, 2024