Across the whole group of participants, cued or uncued, the subsequent solving rate for puzzles that had appeared in dreams ...

Dreams and REM sleep have long been associated with creativity. Why is that? Sleep is about a lot more than just restoration.

We've all heard the best approach to solve a problem is to "sleep on it." It turns out there may be more truth to this adage ...

Hearing a sound while working on a complex puzzle, and then hearing it again during sleep, helped lucid dreamers better tackle the problem the next day ...

Engineers are often asked to solve problems, says Andrew Olewnik, adjunct assistant professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. And they often have little training in how to discern ...

If you’re in manufacturing, it may feel like disruption is happening faster than you can react to it. Skills shortages and supply chain issues are threatening production targets and profitability. New ...

Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. His new book is Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World (W.W.

Georges El-Howayek, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is quick to remind about the intent of the student inventions heralded by Valparaiso University’s College of Engineering ...