Math

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    Paper Enigma

    The enigma machine was used by Germany during World War II to encrypt and decrypt messages. Created by Mike Koss, the plans and detailed instructions offered on these Web pages allow you to build your own fully functioning, paper version of this infamous machine. Go to: http://mckoss.com/Crypto/Enigma.htm

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    Navigating Celestial Currents

    Mathematicians are creating an atlas of solar system highways along which spacecraft can coast using no fuel.

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    Sosa’s Corked Bat

    Does Sammy Sosa's hitting reveal a corked-bat effect?

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    Manuscripts as Fossils

    A new mathematical model estimates how many medieval manuscripts have survived to the present.

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    Sea Shell Spirals

    The golden ratio doesn't figure into the spiral structure of the chambered nautilus shell.

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    New largest prime discovered

    Computers have discovered a new largest prime number with a whopping 7,816,230 digits.

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    Fibonacci’s Other Numbers

    Arrays of whole numbers can give intriguing sums.

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    Primal Surge

    The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search has netted its eighth champion.

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    Super Bowl Crashes

    Should you stay off the road immediately after the Super Bowl telecast is over?

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    Super Bowl Crashes

    Should you stay off the road immediately after the Super Bowl telecast is over?

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    Life on the Scales

    A mathematical equation helps explain life processes on all biological scales, from molecules to ecosystems.

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    Knot Divided in Snow

    The Möbius strip gets embedded in a knotty block of snow.

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