Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering

Adaptive Algorithm Aims to Reduce Kidney Discards and Improve Transplant Access

Developed by Professor Sanjay Mehrotra, the Sliding Scale AdaptiVe Expedited (SAVE) algorithm could improve organ allocation ...
IEEE

A High-Performance Small Target Defect Detection Method for PCB Boards Based on a Novel YOLO-DFA Algorithm

Abstract: Defect detection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) is a crucial factor influencing the stability and reliability of equipment performance. However, the compact structure of PCBs presents ...
Berkman Klein Center

Understanding algorithms — and how to make them work for you

Noah Giansiracusa asks: How nutritious is your social media diet? Containing too much social media 'junk food,' he notes for Science News Explores, can have deleterious effects, and so individuals ...
Ancient Origins

The Great Pyramid Algorithm: New Study Proposes Integrated Edge Ramps

A new computational study suggests the Great Pyramid of Giza was built using a sophisticated "Integrated Edge-Ramp" (IER) system, potentially solving a 4,500-year-old architectural enigma. This model ...
Scientific American

How two mathematicians created an equation that quietly runs the planet

Diffie-Hellman’s key-exchange method runs this kind of exponentiation protocol, with all the operations conducted in this way ...
IEEE

Fault Protection Method for Low-Current Grounding Systems in Active Distribution Networks Based on an Improved Clustering Algorithm

Abstract: With the increasing global focus on carbon neutrality and the development of renewable energy, a large number of distributed generation units have been integrated into the distribution ...
CNBC

A Google AI breakthrough is pressuring memory chip stocks from Samsung to Micron

Google said this week that its research on a new compression method could reduce the amount of memory required to run large language models by six times. SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron shares fell as ...
GitHub

Parallel network simplex algorithm for the minimum cost flow problem.

This code is structured as a standalone tool to use as a solver for DIMACS minimum cost flow problem files. Solution is then given as a DIMACS minimum cost flow solution file optionally with flow ...
TechCrunch

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, the new, ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper” — or, at least that’s what ...
VentureBeat

Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more

As Large Language Models (LLMs) expand their context windows to process massive documents and intricate conversations, they encounter a brutal hardware reality known as the "Key-Value (KV) cache ...
Ars Technica

Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x

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 ...