In their study of how neurons communicate with each other, a team from the Theory of multi-scale neuronal networks research group, led by JARA-BRAIN scientist Prof. Moritz Helias, has now presented recent findings. The results indicate that the communication of biological neurons is both chaotic and ordered, and that the two states partially favor each other.
The digital research infrastructure EBRAINS, part of the Human Brain Project (HBP), has been included in the Roadmap 2021 of the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI). This has once again highlighted the importance of the research topic and the project.
Federal environment minister Svenja Schulze paid a visit to Forschungszentrum Jülich on 28 June 2021 as part of her summer tour. Information about energy-efficient supercomputing and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit climate and environmental protection were the focal point of the visit. Jülich researchers want to apply AI methods to identify any risks associated with climate change at an early stage. For this purpose, they are able to use the extremely energy-efficient JUWELS supercomputer, which is currently the fastest supercomputer in Europe.
Forschungszentrum Jülich upgraded the modular supercomputer JURECA which is now capable of 23.5 quadrillion computations per second (petaflops). The infrastructure of the Jülich Supercomputing Centre is also used for research in the various JARA sections. Especially the JARA Center for Simulation and Data Science benefits from the supercomputers.
Due to Corona, the JARA Center for Simulation and Data Science (JARA CSD) decided to forgo an in-person workshop and scientific advisory board meeting this year. Instead, digital meetings were organized in April and June. In these meetings, new projects, the structure and activities of the Center were presented and discussed.
