New Algorithm Lets Architects Design Stunning Curved Structures in Minutes

A new NURBS-based algorithm is revolutionizing gridshell design by enabling faster, smoother, and more flexible shape-finding ...
Science Daily

Architects gain a new superpower for complex curved designs

A researcher from the University of Tokyo and a U.S.-based structural engineer developed a new computational form-finding ...
NPR

New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices

Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal ...
Live Science

Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable.

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...
Circle of Blue

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looking_north_from_midpoint In Grand Haven, where the shoreline remains largely free of human-made obstructions, local officials have adopted zoning changes that prevent homeowners from armoring their ...