This paper analyzes the rapid growth and evolving landscape of synthetic risk transfers (SRTs), a securitization tool increasingly used by banks to manage credit risk and optimize capital. Since 2016, ...

Depending on the context, AI can be an extraordinary tool or a terrifying threat. The ability to expeditiously manufacture approximate “information,” in the form of visuals or text, arrives as media ...

Justin Nichols, managing principal at CGN Advisors in Manhattan, Kan., and his two partners were looking for ways last year to give employees access to the firm’s growth without the “complexities” of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Synthetic motor oils have been around for a while now, longer than most gearheads realize. The first synthetic hydrocarbon oils were created ...

Ingredients that can cause cancer were found in 10 synthetic hair products used in braids, extensions and other hairstyles popular with Black women, including artificial hair from popular brands such ...

Scientists at the Macquarie University in Australia worked with an international team of scientists to achieve a major milestone in synthetic biology by completing the creation of the final chromosome ...

James Jin Kang does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

You know you need warm layers when the temperature drops. But not just any jacket will do. Choosing the right insulation for the conditions is the key to enjoying cold-weather adventures—and staying ...

Opening Fall 2022, the systems and synthetic biology major provides students with a broad understanding of these two related and interdisciplinary fields. Systems biology aims to understand how ...

If you’re unfamiliar with synthetic risk transfers, there’s a chance you’ll hear all about them when the next financial crisis hits. They’re the latest way for big banks to game rules designed to ...