Algorithms can have practical applications like increasing efficiency by automating small, repeating details. It can allow graphic design elements to respond to external inputs like sound and motion.

Network design problems constitute a critical area in operations research and engineering, where the objective is to construct or upgrade network infrastructures optimally under a range of ...

A new reinforcement-learning algorithm has learned to optimize the placement of components on a computer chip to make it more efficient and less power-hungry. 3D Tetris: Chip placement, also known ...

A new AI-based algorithm does know, however, allowing it to design purpose-specific robots within a matter of seconds. The algorithm was developed by a team of American scientists led by ...