Calculations/Problem-Solving

Credit: US Army What does it take for a human to trust a robot? That is what Army researchers are uncovering in a new study into how humans and robots work together. Research into human-agent teaming, or HAT, has examined how the…

New model shows it is easier to find partners in high populationCredit: Rafael de Nadai EVANSTON, Ill. -- Your intuition is correct. You are more likely to become a victim of a crime if you live in a big city. Researchers have long…

Credit: Takeshi Fujimoto, Taro Kawasaki, and Keiichi Kitamura, Yokohama National University As a fighter jet quickly ascends and accelerates forward, a sonic boom reverberates across the jet's surface and through the surrounding…

The shape of immune cells plays key role in recognizing invadersCredit: Blausen Medical The way immune cells pick friends from foes can be described by a classic maths puzzle known as the "narrow escape problem". That's a key…

Researchers, clinicians, data scientists, patients and caregivers convene to fast-track cures for the rare disorder neurofibromatosis Neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and…

York University research confirms protons are smaller than expectedCredit: York University TORONTO, September 5, 2019 - York University researchers have made a precise measurement of the size of the proton - a crucial step towards…

Norwegian researcher awarded European Research Council grant to explore the ocean's many woesCredit: NTNU Francesca Verones has been awarded a prestigious grant by the European Research Council of EUR 1 million to study how people…

Credit: © NUST MISIS Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS together with colleagues from Germany and Sweden achieved a result that seemed impossible. The researchers managed to create at ultra-high…

INFORMS Journal Operations Research New Study Key Takeaways: A new algorithm achieves school diversity goals while allowing parents to still have a say in where their child attends. The only caveat with the model is there is no…

New research says 'yes' on both sales and returns Key Takeaways: Mobile apps increase sales, purchase frequency and the range of items sold not only on a retailer's website but also in its stores. App users exhibit greater product…