North America
Virtual SuperLab combines nuclear and renewable powers
In a virtual exercise, the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and partners demonstrated that large-scale renewable energy sources can be introduced into the US energy system without interruptions in power supply.
Underground music; literally
Seismic data from the Yellowstone national park is turned into music performed live at the 2023 Internet2 Community Exchange
Snapshots of molecular reactions
A US collaboration with participation from NREN ESnet has developed a new way to study the structure of molecules.
Supercomputing to tackle energy challenges
US researchers were able to simulate an energy system where operators hundreds of kilometers apart work together just like they were sitting side by side in a simulation.
Preparing for great strides forward in Oregon tribal connectivity
Link Oregon, is partnering with Oregon tribes, along with the Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), the University of Oregon (UO), and Oregon State University (OSU), to improve internet connectivity for tribal communities in Oregon.
LEARN: Empowering Rural Texas One Library at a Time
What began as a casual conversation about the importance of libraries being able to provide their communities with reliable, high-speed internet access evolved into a major project.
Fulfilling the promise of collapsing space and time
For the scientists and researchers linked to the Pacific Research Platform, the conduct of science was already at the desk and important discovery and knowledge continued uninterrupted during COVID-19.
Global partnership helps education sector defend against cyber attacks
Australia, Canada, UK and US collaborate on an automated platform to share intelligence on malware attacks
Data recovery of astronomical proportions
The collapse of the famous Arecibo Observatory Radio Telescope, Puerto Rico, at December 1, 2020, was a great loss for science. Still, things could have been a lot worse...
Virtual Excavations: Pacific Research Platform Enables Remote Collaboration on Underwater Archeological Dig in Israel
Supported by CENIC's 400-gigabit research network, the Pacific Research Platform has not only enabled researchers at UC San Diego and their partners at the University of Haifa in Israel to go ahead with their archeological dig despite the COVID-19 pandemic but also drastically accelerated data analysis times.
Chilean astronomical broker allows real-time studies of the dynamic universe
The job of the brokers is to create tools and algorithms that allow the automated analysis of data from large scanning telescopes, in order to identify the most interesting astronomical objects.
Understanding our planet through aurora
Scientists at the University of Calgary in Canada are spearheading aurora studies, that will help us model and predict space weather and understand the Earth’s magnetosphere.