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Physics and Math
Math
New Proofs Expand the Limits of What Cannot Be Known
By proving a broader version of Hilbert’s famous 10th problem, two groups of mathematicians have expanded the realm of mathematical unknowability.
Joseph Howlett
Dot Physics
Is It Electric or Magnetic? Depends on Where You Stand
Rhett Allain
Nature Knows Best
Airplanes of the Future Could Be Fitted With Feather-Like Flaps
Saugat Bolakhe
Math
The Saw-Toothed Function That Broke Calculus
Solomon Adams
Dot Physics
Did a Rock Hit Your Windshield, or Did Your Windshield Hit a Rock?
Rhett Allain
take a leap
A ‘Teleportation’ Breakthrough for Quantum Computing Is Here
Jorge Garay
Book Smart
This New Algorithm for Sorting Books or Files Is Close to Perfection
Steve Nadis
Answer Me
Why Computer Scientists Need Magic 8 Ball-Like Oracles
Ben Brubaker
Dot Physics
5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know
Rhett Allain
Math
There’s a New Way to Count Prime Numbers
Joseph Howlett
Dot Physics
Can You Get Rich Using a Raspberry Pi to Mine Cryptocurrency?
Rhett Allain
Advanced Materials
New Superconductive Materials Have Just Been Discovered
Charlie Wood
Quantum
Viewers of Quantum Events Are Also Subject to Uncertainty
Anil Ananthaswamy
Dot Physics
How Does a Movie Projector Show the Color Black?
Rhett Allain
Dot Physics
Why Can’t You Switch Seats in an Empty Airplane?
Rhett Allain
Safety in Numbers
The Simple Math Behind Public Key Cryptography
John Pavlus
Common Denominator
Everyone Is Capable of Mathematical Thinking—Yes, Even You
Kelsey Houston-Edwards
Dot Physics
The Physics of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons
Rhett Allain
Think Again
Mathematicians Just Debunked the ‘Bunkbed Conjecture’
Joseph Howlett
Dot Physics
Why Is It So Tricky to Show the Sun, Earth, and Moon in a Diagram?
Rhett Allain
Route Master
Scientists Establish the Best Algorithm for Traversing a Map
Ben Brubaker
Dot Physics
How to Design a Real-Life Hot Wheels Loop
Rhett Allain
Quantum Physics
Scientists Have Pushed the Schrödinger’s Cat Paradox to New Limits
Marta Musso