The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Simplex Trading, a Chicago-based firm, announced the appointment of Dennis Kerlin as its new chief compliance officer. The proprietary market-making firm works with advanced technology and software to ...

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 ...

PV module prices have fallen by around 5% to 8% across all technology classes in recent weeks. says Martin Schachinger, the founder of pvXchange.com. This means that prices are moving strongly back ...

Johnson Controls' Simplex Incident Manager, a complete web-based fire alarm management workstation for campuses and large facilities. The solution enables facility teams to monitor and manage their ...

If you’re using Blink home security cameras and you don’t already have a Blink Sync Module 2, the Blink Sync Module XR delivers a host of benefits. I’m a big fan of security cameras with the capacity ...

When the New York City Council passed the historic “City of Yes” zoning reforms late last year, they didn’t just pave the way for 80,000 new housing units; they also created a ton of work for ...

A range of factors related to import duties and changing tax rates in China has driven up US module prices. Image: Luke Price via Flickr. US solar module prices are increasing due to unexpectedly high ...

Can anything stop China’s domination of the PV sector? That’s the question that was debated hotly throughout 2024; how would the PV manufacturing eco-systems in China – from silver paste to solar ...

Raspberry Pi is better known for its single-board computer with a ton of ports sticking out. The most recent of which is the Raspberry Pi 5, which was introduced in September 2023. These small ...

Blink just unveiled the Sync Module XR wireless extender, which is an update of the pre-existing Sync Module. This device is primarily intended to extend the wireless range of the company’s Outdoor 4 ...

The words “herpes” and “spread” in the same sentence don’t typically spell good news. Unless, that is, you’re talking about a busybody new virus. That virus includes designer DNA called a gene drive ...