A million-dollar math mystery may someday be resolved in a physics lab. A new study brings this vision one step closer.

Using a conventional computer and cutting-edge mathematical tools and code, physicists at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) at the Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute and ...

The only snag was that “Shor’s algorithm”, as it is now known, required something that at the time only existed on university ...

Digital security currently relies on difficult equations to protect data. For example, when you use a credit card online, the ...

ICBS Medal 2026 honors nine scientists spanning CRISPR gene editing, topological quantum matter, and nanoscale microscopy, as ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Medical imaging methods such as ultrasound and MRI are often affected by background noise, which can introduce blurring and obscure fine anatomical details in the images. For clinicians who depend on ...

The theory of thermodynamics has helped us understand devices like engines for more than 200 years, but its mathematical foundations have always been a little too imprecise. Now, researchers are ...

To alumnus Gal Weitz (EngrPhys, ApMath’22), Boulder was a “dream destination” for undergrad. Now working in quantitative finance, Weitz shares how his education at CU Boulder set him up for success in ...