A theorist’s bucket list
S James Gates Jr talks about the physics discoveries he would like to see happen in his lifetime
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A better way to detect landmines
Sir Bobby Charlton and his scientist teammates are seeking to improve landmine detection
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What is a Fourier transform?
Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb deconstructs this mathematical concept
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Celebrating the mind
Robert P Crease marks the centenary of the birth of Martin Gardner
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What is an inverse problem?
Roy Pike explains how maths can help plug data gaps
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A classy look through mathematics
Alex Bellos's engaging book investigates how mathematical laws and properties manifest themselves in the real world, says reviewer Dean Burnett
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Gardening in space
Robert P Crease on the success story of a courgette in space
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Between the lines: mathematics special
Books that celebrate mathematics, from ancient Egypt to modern times, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Standards lab overlooked spy agency’s cryptography ‘back door’, say scientists
Report slams US National Institute of Standards and Technology for supporting flawed algorithm
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Mathematical bridges
Robert P Crease looks at a mathematics conference that could teach physicists a thing or two
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