A group of computer gamers are making habit of outshining scientists at their own game. Most of them have no scientific background, but they have a track record of cracking tough scientific puzzles, ...

It's not necessarily about what programming language you learn or use. It's about how you approach problem solving.

Primal methods constitute a common approach to solving (combinatorial) optimization problems. Starting from a given feasible solution, they successively produce new feasible solutions with ...

A simplified form of an algorithm for solving mixed integer linear programmes is presented. It is introduced by considering the geometry of the problem, from which most of the terminology originates.

Recently, a research team from Hokkaido University made significant progress in the complexity study of the Hitting Geodesic Intervals (HGI) problem. The HGI problem aims to find a small set of ...

New algorithm optimizes quantum computing problem-solving A Canadian quantum computer can solve complex problems more efficiently with an algorithm developed in Japan Date: April 11, 2019 Source ...

A discovery about how algorithms can learn and retain information more efficiently offers potential insight into the brain's ability to absorb new knowledge. The findings could aid in combating ...

We have met our match at the genteel pastime of jigsaw puzzles. It seems an algorithm can now whiz through 10,000 pieces in 24 hours. The speedy solver could also help piece together shredded ...