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computational complexity

Researchers Identify ‘Master Problem’ Underlying All Cryptography

By Erica Klarreich
April 6, 2022
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The existence of secure cryptography depends on one of the oldest questions in computational complexity.

Simulated microscopy image of light shining through mitochondrial bundles and emerging as tight beams.
biophysics

Mitochondria Double as Tiny Lenses in the Eye

By Yasemin Saplakoglu
April 5, 2022
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The optical properties of mitochondrial bundles in the retina may improve how efficiently the eye captures light.

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geometry

Father-Son Team Solves Geometry Problem With Infinite Folds

By Rachel Crowell
April 4, 2022
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The result could help researchers answer a larger question about flattening objects from the fourth dimension to the third dimension.

Quantized Columns

Beyond the Second Law

By Nicole Yunger Halpern
March 31, 2022
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Thanks to the power of fluctuation relations, physicists are taking the second law of thermodynamics to settings once thought impossible.

Q&A

In Music and Math, Lillian Pierce Builds Landscapes

By Jordana Cepelewicz
March 30, 2022
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Lillian Pierce wants to transform access to the world of mathematics, while making headway on problems that bridge the discrete and continuous.

A white wave on a black background.
quantum physics

Massive Black Holes Shown to Act Like Quantum Particles

By Charlie Wood
March 29, 2022
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Physicists are using quantum math to understand what happens when black holes collide. In a surprise, they’ve shown that a single particle can describe a collision’s entire gravitational wave.

Video of fluorescent neural crest cells migrating through zebra fish tissues.
developmental biology

Cells Blaze Their Own Trails to Navigate Through the Body

By Elena Renken
March 28, 2022
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With self-generated gradients of chemicals and physical tension, cells in the body steer themselves to vital destinations.

Quantized Academy

What a Math Party Game Tells Us About Graph Theory

By Patrick Honner
March 24, 2022
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Play this simple math game with your friends to gain insights into fundamental principles of graph theory.

Abel Prize

Dennis Sullivan, Uniter of Topology and Chaos, Wins the Abel Prize

By Jordana Cepelewicz
March 23, 2022
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The American mathematician invented entire new ways to understand shapes and spaces.


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