Quanta Magazine

‘Reverse Mathematics’ Illuminates Why Hard Problems Are Hard

Researchers have used metamathematical techniques to show that certain theorems that look superficially distinct are in fact ...
Nature

David Baltimore obituary: virologist whose enzyme discovery transformed understanding of cancer and HIV/AIDS

The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.
IEEE

Design of Automatic Print Defect Detection System Based on Machine Vision Detection Algorithm

Abstract: In the context of today's digital production, the quality inspection of printed materials has become a key technology to improve printing efficiency and quality of finished products.
IEEE

Integrated Nesting and Scheduling for SLA 3D Printing: A Pixel-Based Evolutionary Algorithm With Convolutional Acceleration

Abstract: Additive manufacturing (AM) constructs complex products through the layer-by-layer deposition of materials. AM enables complex geometry fabrication but faces spatiotemporal optimization ...
Live Science

Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable.

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...
The Gazette

States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. States administering a federal food aid program serving about 42 million Americans faced uncertainty ...