Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a novel construction for secure distributed matrix multiplication (SDMM) based on algebraic geometry (AG) codes, which we call the PoleGap SDMM scheme. The proposed ...

Abstract: Code-based Distributed Matrix Multiplication (DMM) has been widely studied as an effective method for large-scale matrix computations in distributed systems. Two central challenges in ...

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AI engineers often chase performance by scaling up LLM parameters and data, but the trend toward smaller, more efficient, and better-focused models has accelerated. The Phi-4 fine-tuning methodology ...

Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and all. A male ornate boxfish with distinctive, complex patterns of stripes and ...

Unveiling a new chapter in the understanding of human genetics, scientists have discovered a hidden geometric code within our DNA. This code, embedded in the three-dimensional structure of DNA, goes ...

Mojang has dropped some huge news for Minecraft Java players - especially those that love to mod. While the modding scene is already thriving in Minecraft, it's not as accessible as you'd expect for ...

Have you stood in front of an ancient monument and experienced a sense of wonder, as though the building itself was whispering secrets of the cosmos? From Egypt's towering pyramids to Europe's ...