How generative AI and physics can help design new antibiotics

Scientists are using AI and physics-based simulations together to design new peptides that will kill previously ...

New quantum simulation breakthrough could accelerate fault-tolerant computing

A new Quantum Monte Carlo algorithm in Physical Review Letters marks a significant step forward in the quest to build ...

'Collapsible scissored surfaces' complete trilogy of metamaterial design principles

Over the past decade, Professor L. Mahadevan's Soft Math Lab at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has helped establish how the ancient Japanese paper arts ...
ZNetwork

Against Algorithms of Exploitation: Toward an Artificial Intelligence for the Masses in the Struggle Over the Future of Technology and Who Directs It

Introduction Never before in human history has a small minority wielded this degree of control over the lives of the majority with such speed and such ...
IEEE

An Iterative Greedy Algorithm for Solving a Multiobjective Distributed Assembly Flexible Job Shop Scheduling Problem With Fuzzy Processing Time

Abstract: Deterministic processing time are no longer applicable under realistic circumstances because of the uncertainties involved in manufacturing and production processes. The present study aims ...
Variety

Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow’s ‘Romy and Michele’ Sequel Officially in Production, Will Stream on Hulu

The reunion we’ve all been waiting for is finally official: the “Romy and Michele” sequel, starring Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and Emmy winner Lisa Kudrow, is now in production. The 1997 cult classic ...
NPR

Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...
Phys.org

Bumble bees show spontaneous problem-solving, challenging big-brain assumptions

In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable is that the bees had never been trained. The findings challenge the ...
CNN

Bumblebees show advanced problem-solving skills in new experiment

German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler set up a famous experiment more than 100 years ago that changed how scientists understand animal intelligence and the power of insight — or spontaneous ...
IEEE

An Efficient Method for Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem Using Modern Optimization Algorithms

Abstract: Metaheuristic algorithms have demonstrated strong effectiveness in solving complex real-world optimization problems. This paper presents two discrete metaheuristic approaches for the ...