Alan Turing and the Power of Negative Thinking
Mathematical proofs based on a technique called diagonalization can be relentlessly contrarian, but they help reveal the limits of algorithms. ..
Mathematical proofs based on a technique called diagonalization can be relentlessly contrarian, but they help reveal the limits of algorithms. ..
There’s a surprisingly straightforward answer to how many numbers are needed to fill an infinite grid so that identical numbers never get too close together. ..
Maintenance of FORM, the 1980s software that’s used for the field's hardest calculations, rests almost entirely with one septuagenarian physicist. ..
For more than 250 years, mathematicians have wondered if the Euler equations might sometimes fail to describe a fluid’s flow. Now there’s a breakthrough. ..
The jacket can raise and lower its own hood—without chips or batteries—and might one day help disabled wearers move. ..
Rare-earth magnet recycling could reduce the need to mine for more resources, leading to more sustainable data centers. ..
Before we can even begin to talk about these computers' potential applications, we need to understand the fundamental physics behind them. ..