Random Number Generator Uses Ultrafast Lasers Hundreds of Times Faster Than Today's Tech

Medicine & Technology Feb 25, 2021

An international team of researchers has created a system of ultrafast lasers that can generate a random number over a hundred times faster than existing technologies - opening doors for better data encryption technologies.

Data Science and Network Theory Uncovers Why "Game Of Thrones" Was Such a Hit

Nov 03, 2020

Researchers from five universities teamed up to use data science and network theory in unraveling the secrets behind the cultural phenomenon "Game of Thrones."

Meet 5 Women Who Made Scientific History

Oct 08, 2020

Men mainly dominate the scientific community. But some women also made significant contributions to the field of science like the women in this article.

3 Statistical Facts That Seem Outrageous at First

Aug 27, 2020

With the idea of chances and probabilities hard as it may be for the average person to fully digest, here are three more statistical facts that seem outrageous at first.

Alan Turing's Math Equations Used to Understand Bird Behavior

Aug 11, 2020

Alan Turing's mathematical equations, developed over six decades ago, have helped researchers understand why birds segregate themselves across a landscape.

Not Just Mimicry; Animals Can Understand Words and Do Arithmetic Too, Study Reveals

Jun 08, 2020

Experts claim that some animals can do more than just imitate gestures and sounds. Scientists claim that animals such as parrots and chimpanzees can comprehend words and form connections between them. Furthermore, they say these animals can also do simple math.

The Problem with 42 Has Been Solved, and It Only Took 1 Million Hours

Sep 10, 2019

A simple premise, an extremely difficult problem. x3+y3+z3=k. K is each of the numbers from 1 to 100; the question is, what are x, y and z?

Study of the Brain Revealed the Mathematics of Identifying Objects

May 29, 2019

Research shows that human brains are wondrously adept at generalizing from one modality such as vision to another such as touch

Google's AI DeepMind Flunks High School Math

Apr 12, 2019

Researchers built two kinds of neural nets to check if they can be trained to answer high school math problems. The result didn't well.

Deceased Math Genius Grothendieck Left His Works, But It Will Take Years To Understand Them

May 14, 2017

Tens of thousands of Alexander Grothendieck's mathematical works were left when he died. However, experts agree that it needs extensive study before others can understand them.

Time Travel Now Possible With The Use Of Math, Researcher Explains

Apr 30, 2017

UBC researcher and Instructor Ben Tippett explaned that with the use of his mathemaical model, people can do time travel.

Australian Students Lack Interest & Knowledge Of Mathematics, Study Suggests

Apr 04, 2017

Mathematics and STEM are losing their appeal among Australian students. This trend makes them choose non-math related careers.

Math Healing Power That Fights Against Infectious Diseases

Mar 05, 2017

Mathematicians create the models to represent an infection spread. Using math, the predictions help understand how infection may infect the public in the future. The population of the people and all the pertinent data for calculating how an infection may affect a certain location to allocate treatments are used by mathematicians.

How To Slice A Pizza Using Math

Jan 14, 2016

Pizzas are usually cut into triangles or small squares and sometimes considered as a reward for a long, tiring day. However, mathematicians from UK see it more as a pie equation that needs a solution, thus ditching the conventional slicing technique and introducing a whole new way to cut it into pieces.

Research: Animal Stripes Are All Mathematical

Dec 29, 2015

Harvard researchers made a mathematical model on how animals develop their stripes in certain patterns.