Human ingenuity outpaces AI in finding new 'kissing number' bounds

How many coins can touch one coin, or how many basketballs can "kiss" one basketball at the same time? This seemingly playful ...
IEEE

Applying a Higher Number of Output Membership Functions to Enhance the Precision of a Fuzzy System

Abstract: The fuzzy logic system (FLS) for real-world issues depends on the shape and number of the fuzzy membership functions (MFs), usually defined based on the ...
The Nation Newspaper

FRSC to launch upgraded driver’s licence, number plate system October

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said it will, within the month, launch an enhanced and upgraded system for the processing of driver’s licences and vehicle number plates to ensure effective ...
Skagit Valley Herald

Record number of sockeye salmon return to Skagit River system

About 92,000 adult sockeye made the annual migration to the Baker River and eventually to Baker Lake from June through October. Vince Richardson can be reached at 360-416-2181, ...
The New York Times

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low

Many of the slots would go to white South Africans and others facing “unjust discrimination,” according to people familiar with the matter and documents obtained by The New York Times. By Zolan ...
IEEE

Improving the Power Efficiency in OFDM System using LDPC Codes

Abstract: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems have power usage issues due to the high Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR). Signal distortion and inefficiency result from clipping ...