Distinct isotopes of combustion-derived water vapor identified

Water vapor (H2Ov) is an essential component of Earth's atmosphere, playing critical roles in climate regulation, weather ...
IEEE

An Improved Compressive Sensing-Based Model for Efficient Analysis of Monostatic Electromagnetic Scattering Problems

Abstract: To further accelerate the analysis of monostatic electromagnetic (EM) scattering problems of objects, an improved compressive sensing (CS)-based model is proposed. First, an orthogonal ...

Using complex networks to tame combustion instability

Engineers have long battled a problem that can cause loud, damaging oscillations inside gas turbines and aircraft engines: ...

NTSB blames 'deep' systemic failures for deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C.

After a yearlong investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board did not find a single cause for the deadly collision ...
IEEE

Multitask Knapsack Problems with Scalable Objective and Constraint Similarities: Behavioral Analysis of Evolutionary Multi-Factorial Algorithms

Abstract: This paper proposes a multitask knapsack problem framework as a discrete test suite that allows for the independent adjustment of both objective and constraint similarities among tasks. The ...
CNN

Davos is confronting two problems. Trump might be the easier one

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The annual World Economic Forum confab known as Davos has always had an optics ...