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Time to get packing?
Mathematicians give green light for time machine
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String theory: From Newton to Einstein and beyond
String theory is a theory of everything in which everything's made of strings — but why strings? What do they do? Find out in our equation-free introduction for beginners.
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2007 Nobel Prizes won by mathematicians
Ground breaking work in uncovering optimal funding mechanisms in financial markets
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Disorderly quasicrystals
Mathematicians offer new proof of quasicrystals' strange electronic properties.
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Tying strings with established physics
String theory finally looks like it is tying the knot with established physics.
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- Happy birthday Plus! — celebrating 10 years of bringing mathematics to life
- Plus 10 — what were the greatest mathematical advances in the last decade?
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Stringent tests
Scientists develop ways of testing string theory against reality
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How plants halt sands
A new mathematical model describes how plants can stop desertification
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The Nature of Space and Time: An Evening of Speculation
A public discussion explores deep questions
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Troubled minds and perfect turbulence
Van Gogh paintings mimic the physics that governs turbulence
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Outer space: A matter of gravity
What is the cosmological constant?
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Symmetry rules
Everyone knows what symmetry is, and the ability to spot it seems to be hard-wired into our brains. Mario Livio explains how not only shapes, but also laws of nature can be symmetrical, and how this aids our understanding of the universe.