Month: March 2025

Software is ubiquitous, powering almost every aspect of our lives. The computerized systems in your car alone incorporate tens of millions of lines of code. The increasing digital transformation of our society means that demand […]

Healthcare.gov, the government health insurance marketplace website, launched in October 2013 only to buckle under the weight of just 2,000 simultaneous users. As millions of Americans stared at error messages and frozen screens, a political […]

This year’s finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame include trailblazers in esports, electronic pets and portable gaming, as well as the arcade favorite brought to life in a 1998 episode of “Seinfeld.”This […]

When mechanical and structural engineers design machines, bridges, and buildings, they calculate loads, stresses, and deformation of metal, steel, concrete, glass, wood, and plastic to find the optimal geometry that bears loads with the minimum […]

Hollywood’s biggest night, the Academy Awards, arrives this weekend, but this year there’s some monkey business going on. It’s easy to focus on the race for best picture, best actor and best actress, but look […]