Engineers have designed a metamaterial device that can solve integral equations. The device works by encoding parameters into the properties of an incoming electromagnetic wave; once inside, the ...

Meghnad Saha came up with an equation close to a century ago that is still the basis for our study of stars, says Aswin Sekhar  Science congress: Jagadis Chandra Bose (seated, centre), ...

Google has love down to a science. The popular search engine often returns results beyond simple web pages: Google can translate different languages, convert between different measurement systems and ...

Equations are the bedrock of science, expressing how numbers or physical properties relate at a fundamental level. Without equations, most of our technology would never have been invented. We may have ...

For years, scientists have tried to crack a mathematical mystery: Is there an equation that can perfectly describe each and every bird egg? Variable shell shapes complicated things. But it turns out ...

On November 1, the formula for estimating the abundance of extraterrestrial life in our galaxy celebrates its 50th birthday. It’s known as the Drake equation for its creator, Frank Drake, who is also ...

A new theory of humor addresses questions of human attraction to errors and our susceptibility to ideas we know are bad for us, and summarizes it with an equation. The new theory suggests an equation ...

“Freedom in the Equation,” an art exhibition that showcases the stories of Ukrainian scientists, is on view at the Art Wall at Harvard’s Science Center until March 10. The series of 10 portraits ...

Paul Sutter is an astrophysicist at The Ohio State University and the chief scientist at COSI science center. Sutter is also host of "Ask a Spaceman" and "Space Radio" and leads AstroTours around the ...