A puzzle in theoretical chemistry has been solved at TU Wien: A new computational method now makes it possible to calculate the forces between large molecules with unprecedented accuracy. Why can ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

A groundbreaking new method developed at the University of Osaka calculates the entropy of liquids using a non-empirical approach, requiring only the atomic species as input. The paper is published in ...

EZbolt is a Python program that calculates bolt forces in a bolt group subject to shear and in-plane torsion. It does so using both the Elastic Method and the Instant Center of Rotation (ICR) method ...

The high-low method is used in cost accounting to estimate fixed and variable costs based on a business's highest and lowest levels of activity. By focusing on these extremes, the high-low method ...

When scaling an established analytical method across columns packed with different particle sizes and different column configurations (internal diameters and lengths), the amount of time that is ...

Standard computer implementations of Dantzig's simplex method for linear programming are based upon forming the inverse of the basic matrix and updating the inverse ...

About 35 minutes into the London Marathon, I found myself in a good running groove. My legs felt strong, my stride relaxed, and my breathing easy. I can do this! I told myself. I was relieved to find ...

The heat rate of a unit is a measure of the efficiency of the plant in units that are useful to the power industry. It can be used to compare to design and look for causes of loss; it may be used in ...