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And how naive to have imagined that the series ended at this point, in only three dimensions!            − 2001, A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke The German philosopher-scientist Gottfried Leibniz dreamed of a universal language and a method of calculation to go with it, so that, if disputes arose on any subject, a disputant…

Holy crap, is there a lost Shakespeare play out there? A linguistics conference is solely dedicated to the R sound. Is the AI pin the future of technology? Don’t count E Ink technology out just yet. Automakers have started using recycled materials for car interiors. Minnesota is crowd-sourcing its new state flag design, unfortunately. A new turbine deign could revolutionize wind power. An AI-powered robotic beehive that can help beekeepers save honeybee colonies. A New Hampshire distillery has...

One-sided Möbius strips are fun geometric shapes. A strip of paper has a front and back. Twist and glue the short edges. Suddenly, no front or back. You could draw a line across its surface without lifting the pencil. Mathematicians proposed the minimum strip size 46 years ago but couldn’t prove it. Someone finally has. …

A Möbius strip is more than a fascinating image—it’s also a mathematical wonder.

Can we see the fourth dimension or is it something that is beyond our grasp? Find out if it is possible to see the fourth dimension in this article.

A trapezoid was key to discovering the elusive answer to a riddle about Möbius strips

Decoding the age-old riddle of the Möbius strip’s perfect length

A trapezoid was key to discovering the elusive answer to a riddle about Möbius strips

The 2023 PRINT Awards are now open. Friedrich Nietzsche’s Malling-Hansen Writing Ball. A branding expert talks about creative a bespoke typeface. A website that “deteriorates” every time someone visits it. Volkswagen’s motorized office chair can cruise up to 12 mph. A cubicle with motorized walls that can follow you around. Get a Hot Wheels version of your own car. A portmanteau word generator. Graphene is going into space. The James Webb Space telescope captures a protostar. Coors has d...

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