The Kakeya Conjecture, a Decades-Old Math Problem, Is Solved in Three Dimensions
Mathematicians Solve Decades-Old Spinning Needle PuzzleFor a long time, the Kakeya conjecture, which involves rotating…
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What Tesla’s massive image problem means for the world’s transition to EVs
Following its founding by engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003, Tesla became the…
A Math Couple Solves a Major Group Theory Problem—After 20 Years of Work
But one of Malle’s graduate students was on the case. Britta Späth.“Our Obsession”In 2003, Späth…
Hilbert’s sixth problem: Mathematicians solve 125-year-old quest to unite key laws of physics
Understanding fluids requires mathematical tools that operate at different scalesKARL GAFF / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY…
Earth orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse.
At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly…
California’s Problem Now Isn’t Fire—It’s Rain
California’s weather whiplash has been a problem dating back centuries, or more. Fire is a…
Mathematicians Solve Infamous ‘Moving Sofa Problem’
February 4, 20254 min readMathematicians Solve Infamous ‘Moving Sofa Problem’What’s the largest couch that can…
Why Dumping Seawater on Blazes Isn’t the Answer to California’s Wildfire Problem
Our coastal forest showed little effect from the first 10-hour exposure to salty water in…
The Los Angeles Wildfires Have Created Another Problem—Unsafe Drinking Water
Depressurization, the other big contributor to contamination, occurs when firefighting efforts draw massive amounts of…
Are Oxalates A Problem or No Big Deal?
There’s no shortage of nutritional advice out there, and many experts tell us entire food…