If not for the fact that there are several installed, functional quantum computers on the planet chewing away on tough problems—including the burdensome issue of their own operation—one might suspect that these systems were still more science fiction than reality. …
With the end of physical nuclear testing came an explosion in computing technology at massive scale to simulate in rich detail and high resolution the many scenarios and factors that influence a hefty nuclear weapons stockpile. …
Behold, the myth of the magical machine that, given all known quantities, will flawlessly arrive at the most perfect possible answer–all as a self-contained, limiting (and limitless) unit. …
Despite the woes heaped onto investors in the past couple of weeks, the future is still out there, waiting to be created. …
Just as modeling and simulation tools are being used to design and test prototypes of everything from rocket engines to safer tools, so too are they being used in novel ways to model technologies that rest on the edge of commercial reality. …
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