A geneticist is studying pythons for clues about human health and longevity

A team of researchers believes that pythons may contain clues to help treat a range of human ailments — from heart disease to muscle atrophy, and more.

Python scales host microstructures that block bacterial biofilms—revealing potential for antimicrobial materials

Materials inspired by nature, or biomimetic materials, are nothing new. Scientists have designed water-resistant materials ...
Hackaday

Slug Algorithm For On-GPU Rendering Of Fonts With Bézier Curves Now In Public Domain

The Slug Algorithm has been around for a decade now, mostly quietly rendering fonts and later entire GUIs using Bézier curves ...
Scientific Research Publishing

SymPcNSGA-Testing: A Hybrid Approach to Mitigate Path Explosion in Software Programs ()

To address these shortcomings, we introduce SymPcNSGA-Testing (Symbolic execution, Path clustering and NSGA-II Testing), a ...
techxplore

Behind the feed: New research explores how social media algorithms shape our digital lives

Every time you scroll, like, or share on a social media platform, an algorithm is watching, learning, and deciding what you see next. But how many of us stop to think about what's actually driving ...
IEEE

The Cost of Randomness in Evolutionary Algorithms: Crossover Can Save Random Bits

Abstract: Evolutionary algorithms make countless random decisions during selection, mutation, and crossover operations. These random decisions require a steady stream of random numbers. We analyze the ...
IEEE

Robust Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Surrogate-Assisted Robust Distance Metric

Abstract: Robust multiobjective evolutionary algorithms (RMOEAs) aim to obtain robust optimal solutions. However, traditional RMOEAs typically require evaluating a large number of sampling points, ...