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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Rural youth are uniquely attached to their communities and may be discouraged from pursuing engineering careers because of the misconception that they would have to leave their communities to do so.