The Use of a Decimal Point is 1.5 Centuries Older Than Historians Believed

The Use of a Decimal Point is 1.5 Centuries Older Than Historians Believed

A mathematical historian at Trinity Western University in Canada discovered that a Venetian merchant used a decimal point 150 years before German mathematician Christopher Clavius…
The Technique Can Efficiently Solve Partial Differential Equations For a Variety of Applications

The Technique Can Efficiently Solve Partial Differential Equations For a Variety of Applications

Partial differential equations (PDEs) are used in domains such as physics and engineering to represent complex physical processes, providing insight into how some of the…
Scientists discover an unexpected link between Number Theory and Evolutionary Genetics

Scientists discover an unexpected link between Number Theory and Evolutionary Genetics

An interdisciplinary team of mathematicians, engineers, physicists, and medical scientists has discovered an unexpected link between pure mathematics and genetics, revealing key insights into the…
Machine Learning Solves Atomic Shape Mysteries

Machine Learning Solves Atomic Shape Mysteries

Machine learning algorithms were used to evaluate X-ray diffraction data and forecast material crystal structures. This is especially important when traditional approaches are time-consuming or…
What’s the connection between Firefly, Neurons, and Dancing Nutbush?

What’s the connection between Firefly, Neurons, and Dancing Nutbush?

Neurons, fireflies, and Nutbush dance may appear unconnected, but they are linked by a common theme: synchronization. Neurons are the basic building elements of the…
Blending Hydrogen in Natural Gas Pipelines is made possible through Math

Blending Hydrogen in Natural Gas Pipelines is made possible through Math

As part of attempts to move to cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, the energy industry is interested in blending hydrogen into natural gas pipelines.…
Gauge Theories are Simulated using Extremely Cold Atoms and Light

Gauge Theories are Simulated using Extremely Cold Atoms and Light

Researchers used the coldest systems in the universe to realize in the laboratory gauge theories, key models of modern physics that describe the fundamental forces…
Innovative Mathematical Formula Opens the Door for Exhilarating Developments in Food, Energy, and Health Sectors

Innovative Mathematical Formula Opens the Door for Exhilarating Developments in Food, Energy, and Health Sectors

A groundbreaking mathematical equation has been discovered that has the potential to transform future medical procedures, natural gas extraction, and plastic packaging production. The new…
A Road Map for Quantum Simulation in the Future

A Road Map for Quantum Simulation in the Future

A paper co-authored at the University of Strathclyde lays out a road map for the future of quantum simulation. Quantum computers are enormously powerful devices…
Math Problem 3,500 Years in the Making Finally Gets a Solution

Math Problem 3,500 Years in the Making Finally Gets a Solution

Can you pick out the positive numbers whose reciprocals add to one if we offer you a collection of positive integers? Let’s use the numbers…
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