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Mitochondria Double as Tiny Lenses in the Eye

April 5, 2022

The optical properties of mitochondrial bundles in the retina may improve how efficiently the eye captures light.

Father-Son Team Solves Geometry Problem With Infinite Folds

April 4, 2022

The result could help researchers answer a larger question about flattening objects from the fourth dimension to the third dimension.

Beyond the Second Law

March 31, 2022

Thanks to the power of fluctuation relations, physicists are taking the second law of thermodynamics to settings once thought impossible.

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In Music and Math, Lillian Pierce Builds Landscapes

March 30, 2022

Lillian Pierce wants to transform access to the world of mathematics, while making headway on problems that bridge the discrete and continuous.

Massive Black Holes Shown to Act Like Quantum Particles

March 29, 2022

Physicists are using quantum math to understand what happens when black holes collide. In a surprise, they’ve shown that a single particle can describe a collision’s entire gravitational wave.

Cells Blaze Their Own Trails to Navigate Through the Body

March 28, 2022

With self-generated gradients of chemicals and physical tension, cells in the body steer themselves to vital destinations.

What a Math Party Game Tells Us About Graph Theory

March 24, 2022

Play this simple math game with your friends to gain insights into fundamental principles of graph theory.

Dennis Sullivan, Uniter of Topology and Chaos, Wins the Abel Prize

March 23, 2022

The American mathematician invented entire new ways to understand shapes and spaces.

Why Do We Die Without Sleep?

March 22, 2022

The reasons why sleep is so vital often hide in unexpected parts of the body, as host Steven Strogatz discovers in conversations with researchers Dragana Rogulja and Alex Keene.

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