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Just as a terrestrial globe cannot be flattened without distorting the distances, it seemed impossible to visualize abstract mathematical objects called flat tori in ordinary three-dimensional space. However, a team of mathematicians and computer scientists has succeeded in constructing and visually representing an image of a flat torus in three-dimensional space. This is a smooth fractal, halfway between fractals and ordinary surfaces.

Using breakthrough techniques on some of the world's fastest supercomputers -- scientists have reported a landmark calculation of a kind of subatomic particle decay that's important to understanding matter/antimatter asymmetry. The research helps nail down the exact process of kaon decay, and is also inspiring the development of a new generation of supercomputers.

Quest Software could give Dell the software boost it needs to diversify away from PCs.

Microsoft has come a long way in its acceptance of open source. And its motto doesn't seem to be (this time) to embrace and extinguish.

High-definition (HD) cameras placed in cars are the latest idea to try to bring down the cost of insurance for young drivers.

Artist and designer Ollie Palmer explains how he has developed technology that he hopes will allow him to stage an "ant ballet".

If the code and the comments do not match, possibly both are incorrect. - Norm Schryer

It has been discovered that C++ provides a remarkable facility for concealing the trivial details of a program — such as where its bugs are. - David Keppel