NSF Launches Distributed Data Analysis of Neutron Scattering

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The DANSE project will integrate new materials theory with high-performance computing using data from facilities such as the Department of Energys new Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge Tenn. In this image Rick Martineau of Los Alamos National La ...
The DANSE project will integrate new materials theory with high-performance computing, using data from facilities such as the Department of Energy's new Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge, Tenn. In this image, Rick Martineau of Los Alamos National Laboratory gives a final inspection to a componant of the SNS prior to shipment. Credit: Leroy N. Sanchez, Los Alamos National Laboratory

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $12 million to the California Institute of Technology for computer software to analyze neutron-scattering experiments. The work could show how to design new materials for a huge variety of applications in transportation, construction, electronics and space exploration.


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