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News from the world of Maths

Still life

October 4, 2006

Mathematics illustrates the forefront of visualising science

Connections in space

October 4, 2006

A new piece of free educational software

News from the world of maths: Plus new writers award - the entries are in!

October 2, 2006

News from the world of maths: Celebrating mathematics at work

September 25, 2006

News from the world of maths: Einstein passes with 99.5% result

September 19, 2006

Secrets of the Universe — where size really does matter

September 19, 2006

The future of technology to probe the very nature of the Universe

Volunteers find largest prime number yet - again!

September 15, 2006

The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search strikes again

News from the world of maths: School maths to beat climate change

September 5, 2006

Maths in a minute

Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.

Outer space: Archimedean ice cream cones

What shape of cone maximises the ice cream to wafer ratio?
Stuff Happens: Ordering history in computer science

Our digital lives rely on distributed computer systems, such as the internet, but understanding the order of events in such systems is not always straightforward. Leslie Lamport explains how special relativity helped him order events in computer science, enabling the development of distributed computing.
Going for gold in London

To join in the excitement of the world athletics championships, we bring you some articles, a puzzle, and a little something on infectious diseases.
Happy birthday to the Isaac Newton Institute!

The Institute is celebrating 25 years of bringing researchers together!
The formula that plots (almost) everything

Hold onto your logic hats! In this article we're going to explore one of the most amazing formulas in maths!

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