When you look around the universe you live in, it looks like a 3D space, just like the surface of the Earth looks like a 2D ...
Grigori Perelman solved the Poincaré Conjecture, one of maths' greatest mysteries, only to reject fame, fortune, and a million-dollar prize.
In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a ...
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The "Hairy Ball" theorem explained
The Hairy Ball theorem, proved by Henri Poincaré in 1885, demonstrates that it's impossible to create a perfectly smooth hair ...
Researchers have recently made remarkable progress in the field of non-line-of-sight imaging. They introduced a concept of ...
Taking a bold step towards redefining corporate sustainability, Vedanta Group today announced the launch of VEDAS (Vedanta ...
The three-body problem refers to the issue of predicting the path of three celestial bodies in a closed system. While ...
John Etnyre receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Elaine M. Hubbard Distinguished Faculty Award When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like you’re ...