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Toddler Spatial Knowledge Boosts Understanding of Numbers
June 13, 2012 — Children who are skilled in understanding how shapes fit together to make recognizable objects also have an advantage when it comes to learning the number line and solving math problems. The work is ... > full story -
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Quantum Computers Could Help Search Engines Keep Up With the Internet's Growth
June 12, 2012 — With the web constantly expanding, researchers have proposed – and demonstrated the feasibility – of using quantum computers to run Google's page ranking algorithm ... > full story -
Driving Without a Blind Spot May Be Closer Than It Appears
June 7, 2012 — A side mirror that eliminates the dangerous “blind spot” for drivers has now received a U.S. patent. The subtly curved mirror, invented by a mathematics professor, dramatically increases ... > full story -
Ancient Jugs Hold the Secret to Practical Mathematics in Biblical Times
June 4, 2012 — Archaeologists and mathematicians alike have been puzzled for centuries by the use of spherical jugs in trade in the ancient world, and how merchants measured the volume of the commodities they held. ... > full story -
Predicting Burglary Patterns Through Math Modeling of Crime
May 31, 2012 — Pattern formation in physical, biological, and sociological systems has been studied for many years. One area where it has been of growing interest is in crime ... > full story -
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Could Sarcastic Computers Be in Our Future? New Math Model Can Help Computers Understand Inference
May 30, 2012 — Researchers have created a mathematical model that helps predict pragmatic reasoning and may eventually lead to the manufacture of machines that can better understand inference, context and social ... > full story -
Mathematicians Can Conjure Matter Waves Inside an Invisible Hat
May 29, 2012 — Mathematicians have devised an amplifier that can boost light, sound or other waves while hiding them inside an invisible ... > full story -
Math Predicts Size of Clot-Forming Cells
May 25, 2012 — Mathematicians have helped biologists figure out why platelets, the cells that form blood clots, are the size and shape that they are. Because platelets are important both for healing wounds and in ... > full story -
Morphing Robots and Shape-Shifting Sculptures: Origami-Inspired Design Merges Engineering, Art
May 21, 2012 — Researchers have shown how to create morphing robotic mechanisms and shape-shifting sculptures from a single sheet of paper in a method reminiscent of origami, the Japanese art of paper ... > full story -
New Twist on Ancient Math Problem Could Improve Medicine, Microelectronics
May 10, 2012 — A hidden facet of a math problem that goes back to Sanskrit scrolls has just been exposed by nanotechnology ... > full story
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