Opening up things, see how they work, and make them do what you want are just the basic needs of the average hacker. In some cases, a screwdriver and multimeter will do the job, but in other cases a ...

Cyclic redundancy codes (CRC) are a type of checksum commonly used to detect errors in data transmission. For instance, every Ethernet packet that brought you the web page you’re reading now carried ...

When most people think of reverse engineering, they probably have thoughts of disassembling some high-tech component or software code and learning what makes it tick, and then creating knockoffs for ...

WHEN MOST PEOPLE think of reverse engineering, they probably have thoughts of disassembling some high-tech component or software code and learning what makes it tick, and then creating knock-offs for ...

An information theoretic algorithm that prunes away potentially indirect interactions allows for improved reconstruction of biological networks. Reverse engineering is the process of elucidating the ...

It’s not enough to copy nature. Today’s designers need a deeper understanding of environmental nuance, from the biome in. Is it possible to really emulate nature? That question powers a new era of ...

“Reverse engineering” has something of a negative connotation. People tend to associate it with corporate espionage or creative desperation. In reality, reverse engineering is a useful skill and a ...

Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung, Vol. 41, No. 2 (156), Special Issue: Conventions and Quantification – Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Statistics and Classifications (2016), ...

A U.S. Supreme Court decision could call into question a common practice among software companies: studying competitors’ products to improve their own offerings. The legality of this practice, called ...