8 Jul 2004: 'Referring to the humongous simulations that are used in climate research, Zacharia said scientists are benefiting from a good balance of increased processing power and memory, better interconnect technology, a sturdier OS -- Linux -- and advances in mathematical algorithms. 'Without a doubt, we're in a wonderful era with a number of purposeful systems and machines that are entirely focused on the scientific and technical market,' he said. 'I believe computing is going to be the great enabl