List by Author: Rachel Thomas

It's all in the detailThe computer animation used in movies and games is now so lifelike, it is very hard to believe that you are actually watching a surface built from simple shapes of triangles. Phil Dench tells Plus how he uses mathematics to help bring these models to life.
A disappearing numberMathematics takes to the stage with A disappearing number, a work by Complicite, inspired by the mathematical collaboration of Hardy and Ramanujan. Rachel Thomas went to see the play, and explains some of the maths. You can also read her interview with Victoria Gould about how the show was created.
A new kind of singing starThe Sun is no longer singing solo and is now part of a stellar choir
Swimming in mathematicsThe mathematics of foam coats Olympic swimming venue
Now you see it, now you don'tMathematicians may make the "invisibility cloak" more powerful
Through the looking-glassSome molecules - thalidomide, for example - come in both left and right handed versions, while others are indistinguishable from their reflections. Plus finds out about the role of mathematical symmetry in chemistry.
All tied upWhat do tying your shoe laces and Santa's Christmas Eve journey have in common?
Safety in numbersToday's digital world with its free flow of information, would not exist without cryptography to guarantee our privacy. Plus meets mathematician, author and broadcaster Simon Singh to find out about the science of secrecy.
Games, Life and the Game of LifeWhen we finally meet the Martians, John Conway believes they are going to want to talk mathematics. He talks to Plus about his Life game, artificial life and what we will have in common with extraterrestrials.
Maths in the dockChemists John Watling and Allen Thomas talk to Plus about the vital role of maths in presenting criminal evidence.
RIP Claude ShannonClaude Shannon, who died on February 24, was the founder of Information Theory, which is the basis of modern telecommunications. Rachel Thomas looks at Shannon's life and works.