Discover how the Luhn Algorithm verifies credit card accuracy, supports secure transactions, and helps prevent errors in inputting Social Security numbers.

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 ...

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 ...

Is this documented in the sqrt decomposition page? (BTW should be renamed square root to make it easier to search) I saw it in a Project Euler post but probably saw it elsewhere too. Compute queries ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. From the heavy use of raw materials to logistics and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Modular tool box systems burst onto the scene in the early 2010s, and now it seems like every tool brand has its own proprietary mobile ...

At Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Xiaomi showed WIRED a new concept phone with a detachable lens that connects magnetically and transfers power and data. (The brand hosted WIRED at its media ...

Problem: Currently, the Java algorithm template does not include an efficient implementation of the fast exponentiation algorithm (also known as exponentiation by squaring). This algorithm is ...

Computational RFIDs (CRFIDs) provide flexible, general-purpose computation on a microcontroller via energy that is harvested and stored in capacitors rather than batteries. Our contributions include a ...

Modular construction, also known as prefabrication, is rapidly emerging as a transformative trend in the construction industry. This innovative approach involves assembling building components ...