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Molecular dynamics is used within the pharmaceutical industry to discover and develop new drugs. Analyzing compound interactions on a molecular level requires massive amounts of processing and computational power. By creating a special purpose chip that can specifically address the complexities of molecular dynamics, a system can be designed that quickly and efficiently analyzes the interactions between atoms and molecules pertinent to the design of pharmaceutical compounds.

The typical time necessary to bring a drug to market is 12 years. A system similar to Deep Blue, specifically designed to target molecular dynamics, could drastically cut that development time, thereby saving thousands of lives.

Other applications of Deep Blue technology

Financial modeling
Marketplace trends, risk analysis and more

Data mining
Uncovering hidden relationships and patterns in large databases

  
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Dr. Hans Berliner, a former world correspondence champion himself, programmed a chess program named HITECH, which won a Pittsburgh masters' tournament with a performance rating of over 2400 and the North American computer championship in 1986, and then won the 1988 Pennsylvania State Chess Championship outright after defeating International Master Ed Formanek (2485) in the last round.
 
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