By studying how light from eight distant quasars is gravitationally lensed as it propagates towards Earth, astronomers have ...

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A new study by mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin shows that planar tiling, also known as tessellation, is far more than a decorative ...

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly ...

Researchers uncover the mathematical structure behind mesmerizing tiling patterns, linking their visual appeal to the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In October 2024, news broke that Facebook parent company Meta had cracked an "impossible" problem ...

This video explores the question of why the sky is dark, examining key concepts such as the infinite nature of the Universe and Olber’s Paradox. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:53 Why is the sky dark?

Abstract: This paper investigates the problem of global/semi-global finite-time consensus for integrator-type multi-agent systems. New hyperbolic tangent function-based protocols are proposed to ...

Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner’s upcoming book is a philosophical exploration of the humanity behind our desire to find aliens. Reading time 6 minutes At Gizmodo, we love a good story about ...