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 A new paper finds a faster method for determining when two mathematical groups are the same. The post Computer Scientists […]

 In new work on graphs’ hidden structure, mathematicians probe the limits of randomness. The post Mathematicians Discover Novel Way to

 By treating molecules as geometric tessellations, scientists devised a new way to forecast how 2D materials might self-assemble. The post

 To buffer the brain against menaces in the blood, a dynamic, multi-tiered system of protection is built into the brain’s

 Arvind Narayanan uses quantitative methods to expose and correct the misuse of quantitative methods. The post The Researcher Who Would

 Using “refreshingly old” tools, mathematicians resolved a 50-year-old conjecture about how to categorize important functions called modular forms, with consequences

 By genetically instructing cells to perform tasks that they wouldn’t in nature, synthetic biologists can learn deep secrets about how

 A paper in Nature reports the discovery of a superconductor that operates at room temperatures and near-room pressures. The claim

 New calculations suggest that the event horizons around black holes will ‘decohere’ quantum possibilities — even those that are far

 By replacing thousands of equations with just one, ecology modelers can more accurately assess how close fragile environments are to