Echoes of Electromagnetism Found in Number Theory

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Audio Edition: New Physics-Inspired Proof Probes the Borders of Disorder

For decades, mathematicians have struggled to understand matrices that reflect both order and randomness, like those that model semiconductors. A new method could change that.The story New Physics-Inspired Proof Probes the Borders of Disorder first appeared on Quanta Magazine. 

One of Nature’s Most Complex Molecular Machines

At the center of little holes in cell nuclei is a mystery. Here, clumps of proteins wiggle disordered tails around like seaweed. They drive a molecular machine that moves countless molecules in and out of the nucleus efficiently, with little room for error. On this episode of The ...  Show more

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