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Fractals are a fascinating type of pattern for mathematics nerds, with their repeating, artificial-looking structures. Now, scientists have discovered the first known fractal protein – and it seems to be an evolutionary accident.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading First known fractal molecule is a natural mathematical marvel
Historians have discovered what may be the world’s first decimal point, in an ancient manuscript written 150 years before its next known appearance. There have been many ways to split integers, but this little dot has proven uniquely powerful.Continue … Continue reading The invention of the decimal dot that changed mathematics forever
If you want to start an argument in certain circles, claim to have a random number generation algorithm. Turns out that producing real random numbers is hard, which is why …read more Continue reading Random Number Generation by Brain
Whether it was in your shoelaces or earbud cables, we’ve all accidentally tied knots that we can’t untangle – but we don’t expect to win any world records with them. Now scientists have done exactly that, accidentally tying the world’s smallest and tightest knot in a tiny structure made of just 54 atoms.
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Tags: World’s Smallest, Mathematics, Chemistry, molecular biology, Atoms, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Continue reading Smallest and tightest knot ever tied is made of just 54 atoms
Whether it was in your shoelaces or earbud cables, we’ve all accidentally tied knots that we can’t untangle – but we don’t expect to win any world records with them. Now scientists have done exactly that, accidentally tying the world’s smallest and tightest knot in a tiny structure made of just 54 atoms.
Category: Science
Tags: World’s Smallest, Mathematics, Chemistry, molecular biology, Atoms, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Continue reading Smallest and tightest knot ever tied is made of just 54 atoms
At first glance, getting a computer program to run faster than the first electronic computers might seem trivial. After all, most of us carry enormously powerful processors in our pockets …read more Continue reading 50-Year-Old Program Gets Speed Boost
University of California (UC) San Diego mathematicians Jacques Verstraete and Sam Mattheus have solved a puzzling Ramsey theory problem that’s had little progress since the great Paul Erdös made some breakthroughs in 1937.Continue ReadingCategory: Scie… Continue reading Maths problem solved after stumping the world for nearly a century
The [Math Sorcerer] loves books. His latest acquisition is the famous Real and Complex Analysis, which is a very stout math book. How stout? Well, there are several chapters on …read more Continue reading Math Book Gets Real with Complex
A new study has found that number-based board games like Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders and Dominoes may improve the math abilities of young children, with the researchers encouraging further studies to see how these types of games can enhance other deve… Continue reading Board games may help young children improve their math abilities
For over 100 years, scientists have agreed that discrete collections of brain cells fire off signals to other brain areas through a series of interconnected fibers. In a new study, researchers applied a mathematical model to brain activity and found th… Continue reading It’s shape, not just wiring: How brain structure influences function