Python’s new JIT compiler might be the biggest speed boost we’ve seen in a while, but it’s not without bumps. Get that news and more, in this week’s report.

Abstract: Ultrasonic guided wave (UGW)-based damage detection is regarded as a leading technology in structural health monitoring (SHM) for assessing the integrity of composite structures. However, ...

Blockchain could make smart devices far more secure, but sluggish data sharing has held it back. Researchers found that messy ...