Smithsonian Magazine on MSN16h
Mathematicians Solve Decades-Old Geometry Problem About Spinning a Needle That Had Long Puzzled the Field
A new proof solves the “Kakeya conjecture” in three dimensions, opening up a new set of possibilities for mathematics, from computer science to cryptography ...
Consciousness Formed Before Life Itself, Scientists Say—And the Evidence Could Be in This Asteroid Sample
Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...
Scientific American12h
Black Holes May Be 'Supermazes' of Many-Dimensional Strings
I find all these constructions very interesting, and this latest one is very interesting as well.” Supermazes would inhabit ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN19h
RTGs: The nuclear heart that runs spacecraft far beyond the sun’s reach
Ever wonder how a spacecraft millions or even billions of miles from the Sun can keep its lights on? After all, solar panels ...