Continually drawn to abstraction and geometry, Smith is known for his mesmerizing works that infuse elaborate, often ...

Two mathematicians now say they’ve made progress on a very old unsolved math problem. The problem involves a subfield called geometric measure theory, in which sets of objects a ...

A geometry problem over a century old has just found its definitive answer. Mathematicians have confirmed that the solution ...

A new proof solves the “Kakeya conjecture” in three dimensions, opening up a new set of possibilities for mathematics, from computer science to cryptography ...

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A powerful mathematical technique is used to model melting ice and other phenomena. But it has long been imperiled by certain ...

However, her form teacher, also a teacher of mathematics ... the theory of quasiregular mappings and curves. Quasiconformal geometry studies the effect of infinitesimal distortion on the shape ...

The Pixel Launcher is adding an icon shape customization feature in a future Android release. The feature isn’t live yet in Android 16 Beta 3, but we managed to enable it to show what the ...

Mathematicians from New York University and the University of British Columbia have resolved a decades-old geometric problem, the Kakeya conjecture in 3D, which studies the shape left behind by a ...

This geometric extension shows that the days of by-the-numbers ... a soaring double-height space with canted walls that appear like vaults. Trapezoidal in form and created by demolishing much of the ...

Genes that control cell division patterning may be universal shape regulators in horticultural crops, influencing the form of fruits, tubers, and grains in disparate species. Crop wild relatives are ...