PHYSICS & MATH

New Largest Prime Number Discovered

Dr. Curtis Cooper discovered the newest and largest prime number yet. This broke Dr. Cooper's previous record set in 2013.

Mod Allows BASIC To Run In Minecraft

Modder Sethbling created a mod that allows a BASIC interpreter to run and work in Minecraft. Minecraft, one of the bestselling video games of all time, has mods that lets players use computer programs like a Word processor and even run a computer inside the video game.

How To Slice A Pizza Using Math

Pizzas are usually cut into triangles or small squares and sometimes considered as a reward for a long, tiring day. However, mathematicians from UK see it more as a pie equation that needs a solution, thus ditching the conventional slicing technique and introducing a whole new way to cut it into pieces.

Plesiosaurs Swam Like Penguins

Simulation resulted on a swimming movement of Plesiosaurs as penguin-like. The plesiosaurs has something in common with the penguins. Both creatures share the same mechanical movements when it comes to swimming.

Predicting Tumor Growth Through Math

Recently, mathematicians from Duke University suggest that correct mathematical calculations of the actual tumor growth might help healthcare practitioners deal with the deadly disease.

Mathematical Formula Explains Why Ice Is Slippery

A new mathematical model for the frictional shear stress of ice explains why ice is slippery. It is still a scientific mystery why ice, with it being a solid material, is slippery.

Selling His Most Prized Possession-The Nobel Prize

Retired experimental physicist Leon Lederman is now 92 years old and facing serious health problems and memory loss. So he took to an online auction and sold his 1988 Nobel prize for his co-discovery of subatomic particle called the muon neutrino to cover his costs. The price of Nobel fame online? $765,002.

Transmitting Information At The Speed Of Light, Almost

University of Utah engineers have taken a big step toward computing at the speed of light. Their research will help create the next generation of computers and mobile devices-devices that will be capable of speeds millions of times faster than machines are now.
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