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News from the world of Maths

Abel for symmetry

March 28, 2008

Prestigious mathematics prize goes to group theorists

Celebrating an unusual life

March 28, 2008

Alexander Grothendiek turns 80

News from the world of maths: Film3

March 27, 2008

News from the world of maths: Physical demonstration of mathematical traffic model

March 25, 2008

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March 25, 2008

News from the world of maths: Mathematical physicist wins 2008 Templeton Prize

March 25, 2008

One L of a discovery

March 25, 2008

The first third degree transcendental L-function

News from the world of maths: Happy Belated Pi Day

March 18, 2008

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.

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!
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.
Happy birthday to the Isaac Newton Institute!

The Institute is celebrating 25 years of bringing researchers together!
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.

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