(Bloomberg) -- The computer screen shows a toxic
cloud rolling slowly over buildings, a visualization that
permits scientists to record every lethal swirl and eddy and to
calculate the toll for a city's residents.
It's a far cry from ``The Sims,'' an addictive computer
game that lets users create a virtual universe. As displayed on
computers nicknamed ``Coyote'' and ``Thunderbird,'' disaster
simulations conducted under a $25 million program run by Sandia
and Los Alamos national laboratories are helping the U.S.
government predict the impact of chemical or biological attacks,
killer hurricanes, or accidents such as the collapse of the
bridge on the main highway into Minneapolis.
Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News
cloud rolling slowly over buildings, a visualization that
permits scientists to record every lethal swirl and eddy and to
calculate the toll for a city's residents.
It's a far cry from ``The Sims,'' an addictive computer
game that lets users create a virtual universe. As displayed on
computers nicknamed ``Coyote'' and ``Thunderbird,'' disaster
simulations conducted under a $25 million program run by Sandia
and Los Alamos national laboratories are helping the U.S.
government predict the impact of chemical or biological attacks,
killer hurricanes, or accidents such as the collapse of the
bridge on the main highway into Minneapolis.
Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News
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