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Modal
2 research articles on Modal — drawn from 53 integrated data sources with computational validation.
Kill Report
4 Strategies to Run Quantum ESPRESSO on Modal, All Failed
We tried four image-registry strategies to run Quantum ESPRESSO on Modal's serverless GPU infrastructure. apt_install hangs at tasks=0, ephemeral detach produces the same symptom, GHCR returns 403 Forbidden, and Docker Hub returns 'manifest not found.' The only viable path is a custom Dockerfile with QE compiled from source.
Kill Report
When All 13 Compute Results Were Error Payloads
Every single Modal QE DFPT and HSE06 result from our April 2026 GPU compute campaign was an error payload, not usable data. 13 files landed on the volume with status ERROR, PSEUDO_ERROR, SCF_FAILED, DFPT_FAILED, PARSE_ERROR, or NOT_CONVERGED. The honest-null pattern in our ledger is what saved rankings from corruption.