Researchers have developed an efficient algorithm that partitions the RNA branching parameter space to reveal all distinct ...

Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

Researchers have developed a novel trajectory generation method that enables industrial robots to handle diverse products ...

The Towers of Hanoi problem is well known and solved, but there are generalizations of it that still present some problems. Now we have an optimal algorithm for the 4-peg problem - can this be ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a ...