A type of programming that imitates genetic algorithms. Genetic programming uses mutation and replication to produce algorithms that represent the "survival of the fittest." While genetic algorithms ...

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The growth and expansion of metropolitan areas has been evident over the past decade. Buildings are getting taller, and urban areas are getting larger. What if there was a way to predict this growth ...

The official opening of the Foster + Partners-designed Alibaba Shanghai Campus office building, rooted in the city's DNA of innovation and openness, redefines the traditional office environment. The ...

Timber is becoming increasingly popular as the most sustainable construction material. But structural timber design is not easy. Currently, floor framing designers produce many possible designs before ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in chromosomes under the microscope. Conventional ...