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Supersized Science

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The Supersized Science podcast features research and discoveries nationwide enabled by advanced computing technology and expertise at the Texas Advanced Computing Center of the University of Texas at Austin. TACC science writer Jorge Salazar hosts the podcast. Supersized Science is part of the Texas Podcast Network – the conversations changing the world – brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. The opinions expressed in this podcast represent the views of the hosts, and not of The University of Texas at Austin.

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Oct 14, 2025

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Episodes

Devil in the Coronavirus Fusion Details 04.05.2022

TACC's Frontera supercomputer simulations show ‘one-two punch' combo by lung cell receptors

Hawaiian Emperor Undersea Mystery Revealed With Supercomputers 22.03.2022

Stampede2, Frontera simulations model plate tectonics of bend in seamount chain

Pioneering Simulations Focus On HIV-1 Virus 23.02.2022

First-ever biologically authentic computer model completed of the HIV-1 virus liposome.

Into the Vortex 21.01.2022

TACC supercomputers help scientists probe vortices and turbulence

What Happens When A Meteor Hits The Atmosphere? 05.11.2021

XSEDE-allocated Stampede2 supercomputer simulations shed light on meteor physics

Dan Jaffe on TACC's 20th Anniversary 01.10.2021

TACC's ambitious spirit, science-forward attitude key to its success

Cell's Energy Secrets Revealed With Supercomputers 20.09.2021

Supercomputer simulations have revealed for the first time how the cell's mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) binds to the enzyme hexokinase-II (HKII)

Supercomputers Help Reveal Dynamic Plastic-Eating Duo 21.07.2021

NREL scientists discover synergy in PET plastic-degrading enzymes using TACC, SDSC resources

COVID Gets Quantum Treatment for Drug Discovery 05.07.2021

TACC Stampede2 adds calculations to larger pipeline on ORNL Summit through COVID-19 HPC consortium

Getting To The Core Of HIV Replication 01.04.2021

HIV-1 viral capsid simulations on XSEDE-allocated Stampede2, Bridges, Darwin systems uncover nucleotide entry mechanism

Complete Coronavirus Model 04.03.2021

Frontera, Anton 2 supercomputers simulate holistic model of SARS-CoV-2 virion

Cell ‘Bones’ Mystery Solved with Supercomputers 27.01.2021

XSEDE Stampede2 simulates polarized elongation of actin filaments

Targeting the Deadly Coils of Ebola 21.01.2021

Stampede2, Bridges supercomputer simulations show weak spots in Ebola virus nucleocapsid

Blue Whirl Flame Structure Revealed with Supercomputers 10.11.2020

XSEDE-allocated Stampede2 simulates 3D structure of vortex breakdown with combustion

Corona's Ladder 27.07.2020

Computer model simulating binding and fusing dynamics of the coronavirus on Longhorn, a subsystem of the Frontera supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center. Research supported by the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium.

Sugar Coating Locks And Loads Coronavirus For Infection 27.07.2020

NSF-funded Frontera supercomputer at TACC used for simulations that animated the molecular dynamics of the 1.7 million atom coronavirus spike protein system.

Coronavirus Massive Simulations Completed on Frontera Supercomputer 24.03.2020

Scientists prepared a massive computer model of the coronavirus expected to give insight into how it infects. They've tested the first parts of the model and optimizing code on the Frontera supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center of UT Austin

Supercomputers Drive Ion Transport Research 04.03.2020

TACC's Stampede2 supercomputer powers path-sampling molecular simulations

Simulations Reveal Galaxy Clusters Details 06.02.2020

Galaxy clusters probed with Stampede2, Comet Supercomputers

Skin Cancer Mystery Revealed in Yin and Yang Protein 18.12.2019

Scientists used supercomputers to uncover the mechanism that activates cell mutations found in about 50% of melanomas. XSEDE allocations on TACC's Stampede2 and Bridges at PSC modeled the B-Raf protein and others in the pathway linked to skin cancer.

UT Austin President Greg Fenves On The Frontera Supercomputer 19.09.2019

UT Austin achieves leadership role in high performance computing for science with Frontera system

Frontera Helps the Science That Transforms Society 16.09.2019

TACC Podcast interviews Fleming Crim, COO of National Science Foundation

Science On Repeat - Computational Reproducibility 19.04.2019

TACC enhances computational reproducibility

Supercomputers Help Supercharge Protein Assembly 16.04.2019

XSEDE Allocations On Stampede2 and Comet Speed Simulation of Protein Oligomers

Closing the Workforce Gap 29.03.2019

Educating the next generation of supercomputing professionals

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