Steam is planning to use a new type of compression called zstandard (ZSTD) for downloaded game files. Right now, Steam uses a different compression method called LZMA (Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain ...

Laminoplasty — a cervical spine procedure that expands the spinal canal and relieves cord compression without fusing any vertebrae — is motion-preserving, well-established in Asia and Europe and ...

Abstract: Data compression is becoming critical for storing scientific data because many scientific applications need to store large amounts of data and post process this data for scientific discovery ...

What is compression ratio? An explanation of compression ratio; what it means and why it is important. Why some cars need premium fuel, and the advantages of a diesel engine. He was fooling around on ...

If there's one question that's forever on the lips of car enthusiasts, it's how much horsepower an engine makes. Answering that question is deceptively complicated, however, because of what the term ...

As helpful as they are for soreness and fatigue, compression socks get a bad rap. They’re usually associated with the unattractive, stuffy garments you are prescribed medically or pick up at a ...

In an era of 4K streaming and massive cloud databases, we often take for granted that a 100GB backup can be shrunk down to 25GB. It isn’t magic—and it isn’t just “squeezing” bits. It’s a careful ...

Abstract: Federated Learning (FL) in mobile environments faces significant communication bottlenecks. Gradient compression has proven as an effective solution to this issue, offering substantial ...

Purdue University's online Master's in Data Science will mold the next generation of data science experts and data engineers to help meet unprecedented industry demand for skilled employees. The ...

Even if you don’t know much about the inner workings of generative AI models, you probably know they need a lot of memory. Hence, it is currently almost impossible to buy a measly stick of RAM without ...

Data center development is seriously heating up in Pennsylvania, and it’s sparking debate. Proponents say they’ll bring jobs and tax revenue, while critics are worried about energy and water use.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Data centers have quietly moved from the background of the digital economy to the ...