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Tom Snyder: NC's Triangle could lead the US in global quantum race
WRAL TechWire contributor Tom Snyder explores which companies are most vulnerable to quantum's rise, and the fierce ...
Remember the Alamodome: San Antonio has been unkind to Triangle teams in the past
There’s an argument to be made that there’s no better venue for the Final Four, as long as they insist on playing in blimp hangers masquerading as football stadiums.
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Mathematicians Solve Decades-Old Geometry Problem About Spinning a Needle That Had Long Puzzled the Field
A new proof solves the “Kakeya conjecture” in three dimensions, opening up a new set of possibilities for mathematics, from computer science to cryptography ...
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Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism may have jammed constantly, like a modern printer. Was it just a janky toy?
The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism is 2,000 years old and has long puzzled scientists. New research into its ...
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Draw 2D shapes
Be careful to measure accurately when you are drawing a 2D shape. Draw a 2D shape that has 4 equal sides that are each 3 cm long and has 4 right angles. What is this shape called? It is a square.