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Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question — how hard is it to untie a knot? — has a complicated answer.

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A Johns Hopkins University engineer has developed a specialized AI tool that could do for materials scientists what ChatGPT has done for coders and writers. The new system, called ChatGPT Materials ...