One hundred twenty years after it was first discovered, mathematicians have successfully mapped out a 248-dimensional object called E8. The complete description of E8—one of the most complicated ...

A monstrous computer-based calculation has rekindled researchers' hopes of solving a longstanding problem in mathematics. In a style of collaboration more commonly associated with sequencing genomes, ...

We experience the world in three spatial dimensions, but superstring theorists and mathematicians commonly work with many more. In this interactive, explore the mathematical meaning of extra ...

Imagine walking into a math classroom. Everything is quiet, students are diligently writing and reading and thinking. You hear the rustle of paper, scratching pens, and the occasional student shifting ...

Scheme illustration of object identification and all-optical 3D reconstruction system. (a) A contour surface image of the object can be obtained in a single processing of the system. (b) High-contrast ...

We experience the world in three spatial dimensions, but superstring theorists and mathematicians commonly work with many more. In this interactive, explore the mathematical meaning of extra ...