When mathematics meets aesthetics: Tessellations as a precise tool for solving complex problems

In a recent study, mathematicians from Freie Universität Berlin have demonstrated that planar tiling, or tessellation, is ...

'Battleship'-style math can improve sustainable design, groundwater management, nuclear waste storage and more

In an approach reminiscent of the classic board game "Battleship," Stanford researchers have discovered a way to characterize the microscopic structure of everyday materials such as sand and concrete ...
AlphaGalileo

When Mathematics Meets Aesthetics

Researchers at Freie Universität Berlin reveal the mathematics behind mesmerizing patterns / New study links the beauty of ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Math Professor Lauren Williams Wins MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Harvard Math professor Lauren K. Williams ’00 was named a recipient of the 2025 MacArthur Fellowship, the foundation ...
College of Computing - Georgia Tech

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Computing Debuts Next Fall

The new bachelor’s degree brings together essential elements of both mathematics and computing training and includes the ...

Harvard mathematician among New Englanders awarded $800,000, no-strings-attached MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Professor Lauren Williams was joined by a cultural anthropologist in Providence and a cartographer and basketmaker from Maine ...