Scientists unravel new physics after laser diffracts in chiral patters
Scientists at the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) at the University of Tokyo in Japan have come across…
Mathematicians grapple with a ‘very rapid and very unsettling change’ as AI cracks yet another century-old problem
On Sunday afternoon, while the rest of the world’s eyes were glued to the World Cup final, an…
Researchers Claim to Have Solved the Perplexing ‘Reverse Sprinkler’ Problem That Stumped Feynman
Scientists say they have solved in detail what may be the most famous lawn-care-related problem in all of…
Quantum Mechanics May Not Need Imaginary Numbers After All
Quantum mechanics has long relied on complex numbers to describe the strange behavior of particles, from tunneling to…
Claude’s Solution to Decades-Long Math Mystery Is ‘Essentially Correct,’ Physicists Say
As typically is the case with AI, whether it truly adds any value to human work depends on…
Physicists Solve a “Quantum-Only” Problem Using an Ordinary Laptop
Tensor networks enable researchers to tackle quantum physics problems previously thought to be solvable only by quantum computers.…
They Spent Years on a Math Problem. Then They Were Scooped by A.I.
So last fall, when Math, Inc. told the group that Gauss had solved about 30 unfinished pieces of…
This Common Houseplant Is Secretly Using Advanced Geometry
The Chinese money plant, seen here against the backdrop of Cold Spring Harbor, is helping CSHL biologists uncover…
Pi Day celebrates the number used in everything from rockets to cancer research
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the…
A New AI Math Startup Just Cracked 4 Previously Unsolved Problems
Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic…
Novel AI Method Sharpens 3D X-ray Vision
Newswise — X-ray tomography is a powerful tool that enables scientists and engineers to peer inside of objects…
A Century Later, Ramanujan’s Pi Equations Are Helping Physicists Unlock the Secrets of Nature
In 1914, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan published a short paper detailing several unusual formulas for calculating the value…