Two brothers in Singapore have built a data-encryption company on pure mathematics, betting that a problem no algorithm can ...

Algorithms give computers step-by-step instructions to complete tasks accurately.Good algorithms improve software speed, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Computer scientists often deal with abstract problems that are hard to comprehend, but an exciting new algorithm matters to anyone who ...

Overview: An algorithm is a step-by-step set of instructions that takes an input and produces a clear output, just like a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...