Discover how the Luhn Algorithm verifies credit card accuracy, supports secure transactions, and helps prevent errors in inputting Social Security numbers.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

A standing room crowd attended the DeForest Village Board’s Nov. 18 meeting at DeForest Area High School as the board learned more about a data center campus proposed there. The evening was headlined ...

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...

Remote Area Medical anticipates it will provide care to more than 300 people who would otherwise have limited access to dental, vision and other medical care at it’s upcoming Butler clinic. The ...

Several Bay Area restaurants have stepped forward to offer discounted or free meals to families whose federal nutrition benefits will expire this weekend. Forty-two million Americans stand to lose ...

Google’s Willow quantum computer (pictured here) is delivering. Image credits: Google. “Today, we’re announcing research that shows — for the first time in history — that a quantum computer can ...

MIAMI VALLEY — Several area high schools remained highly ranked in the latest Ohio High School Athletic Association’s (OHSAA) computer ratings. The latest ratings were released on Tuesday, right ...