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.…
Opinion | We Have to Take the Future of A.I. Into Our Own Hands
So far, the policy conversation about A.I. has focused on preventing harms to the public. What if A.I.…
Mathematical AI helps researchers crack 50-year-old problem
Paul Erdős made many conjectures about numbers in his life Oliver Helbig/Getty Images Just a week after an…
Start-ups are racing to revolutionise mathematics with AI
OpenAI is one company testing how well its technology can perform on mathematical tests Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Mathematicians…
Mathematicians stunned by AI’s biggest breakthrough in mathematics yet
The planar unit distance problem is about how many equal-sized lines you can draw that connect dots on…
Why Humans Are Obsessed With Numbers Too Big to Understand
One subway ride in NYC costs $3. Gizmodo has been around for 24 years. The Sun is just…
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…