The Rubik's Cube was created 50 years ago by Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik. Over 500 million of them have been sold. Needless to say, the 3D puzzle has captured the imagination of countless students ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matthew Petrohay about his team's undergraduate project at Purdue University. They built a robot that set a new world record for shortest time to solve a Rubik's cube. The ...

Purdue University undergraduates designed the robot, which they have dubbed the “Purdubik’s Cube” getty A team of four students at Purdue University has built a robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in ...

Quantum physics already feels like a puzzle, but now scientists have made it more literal. A team of mathematicians from the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a quantum Rubik's cube, with ...

Walking through a toy store, one of the most recognizable items you’ll see is the iconic cube with six colored sides: the Rubik’s Cube. Chances are you’ve played with one, received it as a gift, or ...

The first time I watched 16-year-old Oliver Phillips solve a Rubik’s Cube, I blinked and nearly missed the whole thing. From ...

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If you’ve ever dabbled with a Rubik’s Cube, you know it isn’t the easiest puzzle to crack. Despite the challenging nature of the game, it’s endured longer than most other toys of its generation—think ...

Sam Richard navigates his entire life like it’s a puzzle. While working as a guidance counselor at the Claude Moore Recreation Center in Sterling, he is constantly finding solutions to daily tasks; ...

Having children means being a puzzle-solver in ways big and small. By Samantha Mann Puzzling, to me, has always been an activity for people who lack legitimate hobbies. The thought of assembling 500 ...