"I don't need the money, I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't really intellectually interesting for me." Jim Scapa, founder and chief executive of software maker Altair Engineering, was explaining ...

Millersville University computer science professor Roger Webster is creating surgical simulation equipment that could revolutionize how traumatic eye injuries are treated. Webster is building the ...

A University of Utah chemist will lead a new $3.5 million project to develop the next generation of computer simulation technology to study collections of molecules, including their chemical reactions ...

Computer simulations of genetic polymorphisms complement analytical approaches for investigating complex evolutionary, epidemiological and ecological scenarios for both applied and theoretical ...

What if we told you that life as we know it is a computer simulation designed by a vastly superior intelligence, meaning that everything we think of as "real," including ourselves, is only a ...

“A sun of our own and it’s made in Britain!” crowed the headline. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) believed its 120-ton experimental reactor Zeta was almost certainly generating neutrons from ...

When one thinks of computer simulations it's usually in a military sense, but increasingly these simulations are being used as training tools for another situation where embattled professionals have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Edward Segal covers crisis-related news, topics, and issues. Like pilots, some business executives are using computer simulations ...

Europe’s first exascale supercomputer has just smashed a global quantum benchmark, simulating a full 50-qubit universal quantum computer for the first time. The feat pushes classical computing to its ...

The primary challenge in delivering an electronic system is developing and testing the software. Systems aren’t just computerlike boxes; they’re complex products, from planes to cell phones. The ...