Artificial intelligence was supposed to make markets leaner and more efficient. Instead, new research suggests that when left ...

Abstract: The gradient descent bit-flipping with momentum (GDBF-w/M) and probabilistic GDBF-w/M (PGDBF-w/M) algorithms significantly improve the decoding performance of the bit-flipping (BF) algorithm ...

AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic have long focused on building tools that can write code that will speed up software ...

C compiler, LustreC, into a generator of both executable code and associated specification. Model-based design tools are ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

The socially challenged of Reddit are currently benefiting from shared psychological hacks that help them deal with other people. A recent Ask Reddit post challenged users to give away their most ...

An international team has discovered a simple and environmentally friendly way to power the next generation of self-charging electronics. The work is published in Nano Energy. By making tiny plastic ...

Harness the energy of the cosmos! Learn how UC Davis engineers are using a modified Stirling engine and radiative cooling to generate passive, low-power electricity from the clear night sky.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists found that bumblebees can tell the difference between short and long light flashes, much like recognizing Morse code. The insects learned which signal led to a ...

A recent AskReddit post is filling up with free “cheat codes” that can make real life easier to navigate—something we could all use right now. As every expense increases and wages stagnate, most ...