The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) has been enhanced in a number of ways, principally to allow for easier use of the GPU for general purpose computing (GPGPU) such as physics simulation.

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Two years into the round, as trade ministers gathered for a summit in Mexico, the World Bank was pushing another extravagant simulation.

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Turin identifies the "official birthday of fragrance chemistry" as the discovery of the synthetic simulation of coumarin, an essential component of the tonka bean, prized for its sweet, nutty and smoky fragrance, in 1868.

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Originally developed as a technique to measure brain activity in NASA pilots during flight simulation exercises, neurofeedback has shown promising initial results for helping retrain the brainwaves of children with ADHD and autism and people suffering from chronic migraines.

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