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Guns and Ammo : Real-World Impact of Computational Chemistry - Page 2


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simulated the entire gun/environment system using a combination of quantum chemical and classical mechanical methods. To date, this group has identified the chemical mechanisms at work in gun tube erosion and are making recommendations for new materials in the construction of the rifles. Needless to say, guns which are erosion-resistant will fire more safely and last longer, conceivable saving Uncle Sam some appreciable dollars. And it's all done from the convenience of researchers' Unix boxes and PCs!

If you'd like to see some more of the work going on at ARL, you can visit their web site at http://www.arl.army.mil. Next time, we'll move on with some more evidence of real-world scientific computing applications.

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