The Rubik’s Cube has only six faces, each presenting only nine cubelets, but the end result is to offer a mind-boggling number of permutations, only one of which embodies the desired solution. The ...

Ernő Rubik, who turns 80 on July 13, finished the prototype of his "Magic Cube" 50 years ago. Fifty years ago, as he sat in his mother’s apartment in Budapest, Hungary, young professor, Ernő Rubik, ...

I believe once you solve one side there is just a sequence that you can follow to solve the rest (maybe it has to be the top layer). I've done it a few times but never memorized the steps. Not at ALL.

Quantum physics already feels like a puzzle, but now scientists have made it more literal. A team of mathematicians from the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a quantum Rubik's cube, with ...

Mathematicians and hobbyists have had a half-century of fun exploring the 43 billion billion permutations of Erno Rubik’s creation. “My method was understanding,” Erno Rubik said of the iconic twisty ...

Look out, cubing fans, the master of Rubik’s has outdone himself again. Max Park, a 21-year-old California native, was declared the new world record holder last week after solving a 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube ...

The combination puzzle known as Rubik's Cube has been giving people carpal tunnel for 50 years now. The cube's creator explains why he did that to us. MARTÍNEZ: Yeah, the creator is an 80-year-old ...

"Purdubik's Cube" was developed and built by undergraduate students Junpei Ota, Aden Hurd, Matthew Patrohay and Alex Berta. Purdue University Blink and you might miss it: A new robot developed by ...

As a preteen, Max Park couldn't unscrew the cap of a water bottle, let alone try to tackle a Rubik's cube. He lacked the fine motor skills, a symptom of his autism. Now, at 21, Max can solve a Rubik's ...

Having children means being a puzzle-solver in ways big and small. By Samantha Mann Puzzling, to me, has always been an activity for people who lack legitimate hobbies. The thought of assembling 500 ...