The Etch A Sketch was never supposed to meet a Raspberry Pi, a camera, or a mathematical algorithm, but here we are. [Tekavou]’s Teka-Cam and TekaSketch are a two-part hack that transforms real photos ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the ...

Abstract: The study of the relationship between circular RNA (circRNA) and disease is crucial for understanding the mechanisms underlying disease onset. However, relying on biological experiments to ...

Terence Tao, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, who is often called the “Mozart of Math,” would rather not talk politics. “I do scientific research,” Tao said. “I vote, I sign a petition, but ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories featuring master’s degree programs at the University of Chicago. After earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics then working in ...

Mr. Neiman was a Biden administration Treasury official who co-wrote trade-related academic research cited by the Trump White House. My first question, when the White House unveiled its tariff regime, ...

Physicists claim they may have found a long-awaited explanation for dark energy, the mysterious force that's driving the accelerated expansion of the universe, a new preprint study hints. Their ...

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A spectrometer is a pretty common lab instrument, useful for determining the absorbance of a sample across a spectrum of light. The standard design is simple; a prism or diffraction grating to break ...