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- Gorgeous bamboo gridshell combines Cambodian design with mathematical forms Mon, 17 Apr 17, 7:03pmMathematics is beautiful, a truth not lost on architects. Luca Poian Forms designed a gorgeous bamboo pavilion that draws inspiration from the Enneper minimal surface for its striking appearance. Conceived as a landmark structure...
- Sir David MacKay obituary Mon, 18 Apr 16, 11:55pmCambridge physicist and government scientific adviser with a rational approach to the climate and energy debateSir David MacKay, who has died of cancer aged 48, was a true polymath, a rare breed in today’s world, where...
- When all your child wants is another storey | Letters Mon, 14 Mar 16, 6:32amLibya | Education and memory | Maths and cake tins | Hinkley Point | Favourite toys | Double bass playersSo even the US president criticises Cameron over the disastrous war against Libya (Report, 12 March)...
- Carlo Aiello’s stunning Parabola Chair is inspired by mathematics Fri, 30 Jan 15, 3:30amThe Parabola Chair, designed by New York-based designer Carlo Aiello, references mathematics and the strong structural characteristics of hyperbolic paraboloids...
- Understanding Quantum Tunnelling | Jon Butterworth | Life & Physics Sun, 19 Oct 14, 6:05pmQuantum tunnelling sounds like science fiction, and does indeed feature quite often in the genre. But it is real, and plays a role in nuclear fusion, chemical reactions and the fate of the universe. Heres how it works
- Zaha Hadid Architects Win Bid to Design Mathematics Gallery in London’s Science Museum Thu, 11 Sep 14, 11:00pmThe David and Claudia Harding Mathematics Gallery will be delivered as part of the Science Museum's £60 million redevelopment master plan, which will transform a third of the museum over the next five years...
- Why our energy sector faces a skills crisis and how to solve it Fri, 16 May 14, 5:34pmWith 45,000 workers required to meet the growth in offshore wind alone, we need all children to study three science GSCEsGrowth and jobs in the years ahead will depend on the UK having a labour force that can exploit new...
- DarwinTunes Creates the ‘Perfect Pop Song’ Using the Laws of Natural Selection Thu, 21 Jun 12, 7:00amThe likes of McCartney, Springsteen and Dylan could soon be composers of the past as a team from the Imperial College London have programmed a computer to write the ‘perfect pop song’ by adopting the laws of natural...
- DarwinTunes Creates ‘The Perfect Pop Song’ Through The Laws Of Natural Selection Thu, 21 Jun 12, 2:00amThe likes of McCartney, Springsteen and Dylan could soon be composers of the past as a team from the Imperial College London have programmed a computer to write the ‘perfect pop song’ by adopting the laws of natural...
- Ten questions science must answer Tue, 30 Nov 10, 6:59pmFor 350 years, the Royal Society has called on the world's biggest brains to unravel the mysteries of science. Its president, Martin Rees, considers today's big issues, while leading thinkers describe the puzzles they would...