Tag: efficiency
Who wins and who loses as the US retires the penny
Nancy Forster-Holt, University of Rhode Island
By now, Americans know the strange math of minting: Each penny costs about...
Sick of dangerous city traffic? Remove left turns
Vikash V. Gayah, Penn State
To reduce travel times, fuel consumption and carbon emissions, in 2004, UPS changed delivery...
Engineers and economists prize efficiency, but nature favors resilience – lessons...
Moshe Y. Vardi, Rice University
Takeaways:
The damage from Winter Storm Uri, the economic devastation from...
EXPLORING NATURE
What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with...
Christina Hymer, University of Tennessee
When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes...
