That article is so much fluff, and doesn't really say much in the way of hard science. What he's referring to are Quantum Chromodynamics simulations, which in

That article is so much fluff, and doesn't really say much in the way of hard science. What he's referring to are Quantum Chromodynamics simulations, which in very general terms were born out of a desire to simulate the sub-atomic interaction of the nucleus of various elements, mapping nuclear reactions for weapons like the hydrogen bomb, when live fire tests were banned by international treaties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattice_QCD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattice_QCD Numerical lattice Quantum Chromodynamic (QCD) calculations using Monte Carlo methods can be extremely computationally intensive, requiring the use of the largest available supercomputers. It's nice to contemplate the philosophical implications of being able to simulate the stimulated emissions of high-energy gamma ray emissions with high reliability and resolution inside a computer, but where's the meat of the article? It's just eleven paragraphs of "what if?"