Abstract: This article presents a flexible and efficient methodology to optimize stack-up for multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs) with enormous search space and various design constraints. PCB ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

Iran’s nuclear program has been a long-standing problem. Many US presidential administrations have struggled with it, as have many international organizations and foreign governments. To help makes ...

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Entrepreneurs go down dead ends in business. They hit walls, become frustrated, and their emotions get the better of them. They give up and find another business. Or worse; they get a job. Unless you ...

Four months ago, my husband, Paul, started using TheStack — a swing speed trainer co-created by biomechanist Dr. Sasho MacKenzie and Ping engineer Marty Jertson. TheStack system helps golfers increase ...

Given the plateau in technology scaling combined with a continual need for performance, modern hardware development has focused on domain-specific accelerator design. However, domain-specific ...

Have you ever wondered how a magnetometer works? We sure have, which was why we were happy to stumble upon this article on simple homebrew fluxgate magnetometers. As [Maurycy] explains, clues to how a ...

There's a lot of chatter in the fitness world about what constitutes a great workout. Some folks swear a series of awkward exercises is the key to gains. Others claim a quick jump rope workout that ...