FSNet is a new problem-solving tool that can find the optimal solution to an extremely complex problem without violating any of the problem’s many constraints. Developed at MIT, FSNet could help power ...

Neel Somani points out that while artificial intelligence may look like it runs on data and algorithms, its real engine is optimization. According to Somani, every breakthrough in the field—from ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

Multi-agent collaboration represents a transformational shift from building smarter models to building smarter networks. It’s ...

It's a well-known fact that quantum calculations are difficult, but one would think that quantum computers would facilitate the process. In most cases, this is true.

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The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

Looking at challenges outside of your own company can lead to powerful change. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor at Harvard Business School, believes the world demands a new kind of business leader. She ...

Letting Brian Callahan go is the latest in a series of destabilizing moves by owner Amy Adams Strunk. Plus, the Chiefs are just getting started and how the Bucs’ veterans are setting the tone. You can ...

Engineering samples of xMEMS’ Sycamore and Cypress MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) nearfield full bandwidth speaker chips, along with the company’s µCooling thermal management “air pump on a ...