As a teenager, Vanessa Vakharia never expected math to factor into her future. “I wanted to be a rock star and marry Keanu Reeves. Still do,” Vakharia says in a phone interview as her band drives ...

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In two dimensions, it’s the Reuleaux triangle: an equilateral triangle with curved arcs connecting each corner, creating a shape with a constant width but a smaller area than a circle. Now, a team of ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A group of computer scientists discovered the first true "einstein" shape. The shape ...

Gary Oldman and Frances McDormand are the mathematical favorites in the top acting categories. By Ben Zauzmer Ben Zauzmer is a contributing writer for The Hollywood Reporter and the author of ...

You might not need exotic manufacturing techniques to produce custom-shaped objects. If Harvard scientists have their way, you could start with little more than a sheet and some math. They've created ...

Over the past century, quantum field theory has proved to be the single most sweeping and successful physical theory ever invented. It is an umbrella term that encompasses many specific quantum field ...