Abstract: Arc faults are a major cause of electrical fires. Due to the diversity of load types, existing arc fault detection (AFD) methods struggle to cover all load types, making the development of a ...

Abstract: The Nelder-Mead simplex method is a well-known algorithm enabling the minimization of functions that are not available in closed-form and that need not be differentiable or convex.

A new study reveals that dual-atom catalysts behave in a fundamentally different way than scientists previously thought, challenging a long-standing model used to predict catalytic performance.

If it works, it ain't stupid. Graceful and smart solutions don't always have to be complicated—there's a lot of beauty in simplicity. Especially simplicity that gives great results. Today, we are ...

Every day, millions of people play Wordle, the popular New York Times game that challenges users to guess a secret five-letter word. Using information theory, a team of researchers at Binghamton ...

If, as novelist-philosopher Samuel Butler wrote in 1878, “a hen is only an egg’s way of making another egg”, then a galaxy may only be a black hole’s way of making another black hole. To put it ...

Liz Fenwick shares 50 practical home hacks designed to tackle common household frustrations. In this wide-ranging guide, she demonstrates quick fixes, organizational shortcuts, and simple upgrades ...