When identical charges repel each other but are confined to the surface of a sphere, they seek the arrangement with the lowest possible energy. The idea is simple, but the problem gets harder to solve ...

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The following article was written in association with Applied Systems. Matt Lane (pictured) arrived in the insurance industry three years ago from travel technology. His first observation was not ...

Mathematicians love to collect elegant, profound questions that defy proof: the longer the holdout, the better. And one day in June, groups from around the world gathered to do just that. The goal was ...

When designing new computer chips, engineers need to make various decisions about how to connect their underlying components while efficiently using limited space. Planning these connections involves ...