Scientists at the University of Warwick have cracked a long-standing problem in air pollution science: how to predict the movement of irregularly shaped nanoparticles as they drift through the air we ...

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to assess just how poorly they ...

Mathematicians finally understand the behavior of an important class of differential equations that describe everything from ...

NPR's Short Wave talks about babies' perceptions of rhythm, how sleep may help us solve puzzles and why snakes may be able to fast so long.

Abstract: The vehicle routing problem with backhauls (VRPBs) is a challenging problem commonly studied in computer science and operations research. Featured by linehaul (or delivery) and backhaul (or ...

Abstract: Unit commitment problems are operation optimization problems solved by independent system operators (ISOs). These problems generally need to be solved within a limited time, and the quality ...

When a crowd gets something right, like guessing how many beans are in a jar, forecasting an election, or solving a difficult ...