Building a modeling capability for a physical phenomenon using differential equations is central to chemical engineering professionals.
And they've been building a cyber capability for some time now, so people are putting these things together.
But now it appears that software has invaded the land of hardware yet again with the news that a group of Russian developers is building an emulation capability to run x86 programs on ARM -based servers.
"It will be used for further research and development, expansion throughout the U.S. and APAC, including new offices in New York, building an execution capability in sales, marketing and professional services and developing a global network," Jonathan Gale, the company's CEO, tells me.
More than a decade ago Dr. Smarr began building a distributed supercomputing capability he called the OptIPuter, because it used the fiber-optic links among the nation's supercomputer centers to make it possible to divide computing problems as well as digital data so that larger scientific computing loads could be shared.
Western politicians believe Iran is building a nuclear weapons capability, but the government in Tehran insists that its nuclear program is for civilian uses only.
He also urged Iran to resume "constructive engagement" with the United States and other major powers on negotiations concerning its nuclear program, which is geared toward building a weapons-making capability.
Many countries are seeking to strengthen global economic competitiveness by building a 'knowledge economy' capability.
The current issue of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists features a jaw-dropping report by several leading nuclear analysts that details how the U.S. Energy Department's Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program has provided cover for enhancing warheads with "super-fuze" detonation technology in a way consistent with building a first-strike capability.
They seemed eager to demonstrate that despite sanctions, sabotage and several United Nations Security Council resolutions, they were forging ahead in building a facility with a capability they insist is purely for energy production and medical research.
