During the Cold-War-era, intelligence agencies in both the Eastern and Western blocs set up secret experiments to devise methods of mind control and brainwashing in order to gain an advantage over the ...

Abstract: This letter proposes an algorithm for solving finite-time nonlinear optimal control problems. The proposed method employs the Gauss pseudospectral method to transform the optimal control ...

Abstract: Information disclosure is a potential challenge in the practical implement of distributed algorithm and wireless communications on islanded AC microgrid (MG) for better flexibility and low ...

Place a thermometer inside a glass of water, place the glass on the middle shelf of the refrigerator and let it sit for at ...

If your home doesn’t have central air conditioning, buying something to keep you cool is a nonnegotiable, at least in my opinion. Temperatures are higher than ever worldwide, according to NASA, so ...

Long before air conditioners, heat pumps, or even electricity, people were forced to survive extreme climates using nothing but clever architecture—and many of those ancient ideas worked better than ...