The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal. Computer scientists often ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Computer scientists often deal with abstract problems that are hard to comprehend, but an exciting new algorithm matters to anyone who ...

Traditional manual sorting has problems such as low efficiency, low automation level and increased costs, which are difficult to meet the sorting challenges brought by the rapid development of ...