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Scientists have found a cheaper way to solve tremendously difficult computational problems: connect ordinary PCs so that they can work together
- This article is the second in a two-part series.
The first part, "How to Build a Hypercomputer," by
Thomas Sterling, appeared in the July 2001 issue.
By William W. Hargrove, Forrest M. Hoffman and Thomas Sterling
Sustainability
The Trouble with Turtles
Despite heroic efforts to protect the nesting beaches of green turtles, fewer and fewer of these endangered creatures reappear every year.Researchers have been stunned to discover that shielding young turtles is only half the battle
The Ice of Life
Ice in its earthly guise is hostile to living things. But an exotic form of space ice can actually promote the creation of organic molecules--and may have seeded life on Earth
By David F Blake and Peter Jenniskens
Cybernetic Cells
THE SIMPLEST LIVING CELL IS SO COMPLEX THAT SUPERCOMPUTER MODELS MAY NEVER SIMULATE ITS BEHAVIOR PERFECTLY. BUT EVEN IMPERFECT MODELS COULD SHAKE THE FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY
By W. Wayt Gibbs
Once were Cannibals
Clear evidence of cannibalism in the human fossil record has been rare, but it is now becoming apparent that the practice is deeply rooted in our history
By Tim D. White
End Points
Departments
Go Forth and Replicate
Taming the Killing Fields of Laos
Letters
Letters
Errata
Advances
Wireless Wonder
Road Map for the Mind
The Peak of Success
Computing with Light
An Environmental Solution
The Post-Genome Project
Concorde's Comeback
Sticky Situation
Fat Kills
Wrist Watch
Crystallizing Sound
Faster Than a Snail's Pace
When Fish is not Brain Food
Recommended
A Spin on Spin Foam
Skeptic
Deconstructing the Dead
Anti Gravity
And the Winner Really Is ...
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
50, 100 & 150, Years Ago: Warped Perception, Hostile Continent and Mad Scientist