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Combining two kinds of quantum computing devices could be just the trick for taking better images of faint, faraway ...

Most economists subscribe to a belief in “positive economics,” which means that economic theory flows from economic data.

Researchers uncover geometric principles governing how particles self-assemble, solving a long-standing challenge in ...

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The ...

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly ...

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo have made a breakthrough in quantum computing that elegantly bypasses the ...

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Researchers uncover the mathematical structure behind mesmerizing tiling patterns, linking their visual appeal to the ...

Researchers have proposed a unifying mathematical framework that helps explain why many successful multimodal AI systems work ...