Consider the marvelous physics of the human knee. The largest hinge joint in the body, it has two rounded bones held together ...

RIT alumnus Adam Giammarese received the Edward N. Lorenz Early Career Award for his Ph.D. research in chaos theory and ...

George Herbert Rosenfield passed away peacefully on January 11, 2026, just one day after the anniversary of the passing of ...

MIT researchers have designed silicon structures that can perform calculations in an electronic device using excess heat instead of electricity. These tiny structures could someday enable more ...

By leveraging cutting-edge AI and rigorous learning science, Learnvia can help train a "math-ready" workforce for the 21st-century economy.

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A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped ...

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The algorithms, cameras and sensors allow drones to navigate in space, while the built-in neural network analyzes the video stream and detects people ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

Deanna Needell has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (US). Kristine Bauer receives funding from NSERC to support her ...