Professors from NYU and the University of British Columbia have resolved the Kakeya set conjecture in three dimensions.

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From undergraduate study to graduate, postdoctoral and faculty research, women within the Mellon College of Science’s Department of Mathematical Sciences are among those continuing the tradition of ...

Estimating a range can help you cut through fuzzy overthinking. Frame any problem with a best-case and worst-case scenario.

Researchers have solved a long-standing problem in topology by helping classify four-dimensional shapes (4-manifolds) that ...

A breakthrough by a Pennsylvania State University student has breathed new life into a century-old aerodynamic equation, unlocking modern solutions for wind turbine performance and sustainable energy ...

A mathematical problem solved by Susanna Heikkilä relates to the classification of quasiregularly elliptic 4-manifolds, ...

If pure math can teach us anything, it’s this: occasionally, your special interest might just change the world. For Joshua ...

Joy, the Flash of Miracle, is a lot like Wanwan in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. She is agile and can easily dash multiple times on the battlefield. There’s a unique catch in her skill set. For her to ...

If the Kakeya conjecture had been proved false — if Wang and Zahl had found a counterexample — the entire tower would ... It’s also a dimensional leap for this entire area of math that’s been somewhat ...