Statistical process control (SPC) charts provide a natural approach to analysing time series data for healthcare quality ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

When the maritime trade union Nautilus International asked memberswhat they thought of AI at a forum in January, there was some positive sentiment: “We shouldn’t automatically assume there will be ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) nowadays have been widely used in ocean observation missions, helping researchers to monitor climate change, collect environmental data, and observe marine ecosystem ...

There comes a time before every big purchase when you might ask yourself, “Do I really need this?” If you don’t pause for a moment — and if you tend to blow your budget as a result — then you need to ...

Chart Industries and Flowserve recently agreed to merge in an all-stock deal. The two companies outlined significant revenue and cost synergies. Strangely, both bargain-priced stocks fell after the ...

The Chart Industries and Flowserve merger creates a $19B industry leader with strong revenue, margin, and synergy potential, despite initial negative market reaction. Flowserve shareholders benefit ...

Flowserve Corporation and Chart Industries, Inc. announced a merger of equals, aiming for diversification and $300 million in cost synergies, but investors reacted cautiously. Chart shareholders will ...