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From clicks to chords

How is frequency related to pitch? Hear the music we love emerge from pure mathematical beats.
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Balancing the equations of a low carbon energy network

Generating electricity without the use of fossil fuels is not just an engineering and industrial challenge, it is also a huge mathematical challenge.
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Maths in a minute: Non-linearity

Non-linear relationships are tricky relationships. Find out why here.
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Meat free meat with maths

Don't like plant-based meat alternatives, but want to spare animals and the environment? There's hope on the horizon, aided by a good helping of maths.
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Maths in a minute: Inverse problems

Inverse problems are mathematical detective problems. They can help solve crimes, are used in medical imaging, and much more.
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A richer view of the inside

The mathematics of tomography has revolutionised modern medicine by allowing us to see inside a person's body and saved countless lives. Now new mathematics is being developed to give us an even better view.
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Spinning the wheel: The Ehrenfest paradox

Meet a fascinating thought experiment close to the speed of light.
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Spheres within spheres: A journey through many dimensions

We guide you through an exciting recent breakthrough in the world of topology, involving something called the telescope conjecture.
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Spheres within spheres: Simplicity and failure

We continue our exploration of the telescope conjecture.
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Maths in a minute: Homotopy

The concept of homotopy is a great example of how the language of maths can make intuition precise.
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What is symplectic geometry?

This beautiful version of geometry was developed to keep track of things that move! Here's a very brief introduction.
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A very old problem turns 30!

Andrew Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem solved a centuries-old problem by opening a door onto the future of mathematics.