Data compression has emerged as a vital tool for managing the ever‐increasing volumes of data produced by contemporary scientific research. Techniques in this field aim to reduce storage requirements ...

The compression and decompression of files is one the most useful inventions in the history of computing, but the lack of portable and open tools poses a major obstacle to making the process as useful ...

Images transmitted over the world wide web are an excellent example of why data compression is important. Suppose we need to download a digitized color photograph over a computer's 33.6 kbps modem. If ...

In creating an entirely new way to compress data, a team of researchers has drawn inspiration from physics and the arts. The result is a new data compression method that outperforms existing ...

When it comes to sharing a file (audio, video, image, or PDF), there is always a size limitation. For example, Gmail only lets you upload files of a maximum of 20MB. If there is anything more, you ...

Imagine working with special cameras that capture light your eyes can’t even see—ultraviolet rays that cause sunburn or infrared heat signatures that reveal hidden writing. Or perhaps using ...