Mathematicians are creating their own version of the periodic table that will provide a vast directory of all the possible shapes in the universe across three, four and five dimensions, linking shapes ...

British physicist Stephen Hawking may claim that extra dimensions provide the key to understanding the "grand design" of the universe, but it's Chinese-American mathematician Shing-Tung Yau who ...

Fifty years ago, “fractal” was born. In a 1975 book, the Polish-French-American mathematician Benoit B. Mandelbrot coined the term to describe a family of rough, fragmented shapes that fall outside ...

An academic dives into the physics of multiple dimensions and whether it's possible to tie a knot in 4D. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

It is rare to read about “spectacular progress” or a “once-in-a-century” result in mathematics. That’s for good reason: if a problem has not had a solution for many years, then completely new ...

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The Princeton mathemagician, who died in April, left an engaging legacy of numerical gamesmanship. Credit...John Horton Conway Supported by By Siobhan Roberts When John Horton Conway, the Princeton ...

Growth and change in technology have brought a boom in the availability of data and the need for people to shape technologies. Growing areas like machine learning require expertise in programming, ...

Case Western Reserve University's math and science students engage with elite research organizations and renowned academic mentors. CWRU faculty in math and natural sciences eagerly accept ...