In 1907, the English author and mathematician Henry Ernest Dudeney posed a puzzle: Can any equilateral triangle be cut into as few pieces as possible that will fit together to form a perfect square?

Over 120 years ago, Henry Ernest Dudeney posed the famous dissection problem of transforming a triangle into a square by cutting it into as few pieces as possible. In a new study, researchers have ...

Dudeney’s original solution for transforming an equilateral triangle into a perfect square through dissection involves only four pieces, a solution that has now been proved to be the optimal ...

In your article headlined “MP wants more action on potholes after puncture”, (Standard, February 14) Freddie van Mierlo stated: “The state of the roads is not satisfactory.”Why not say it as it is — ...

10/03/2025 Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Using a novel approach, researchers have proved that the original solution to Dudeney’s famous dissection problem is the optimal solution ...

The Entries have been confirmed ahead of Players Championship 7-8 which is set to take place next week (March 17-18) in Hildesheim, Germany and as expected, most of the big names will not make the ...

Particles of the Epstein-Barr virus (image taken using electron microscopy). Reactivation of the virus following COVID can trigger MIS-C in children. Credit: CDC, Dr. Fred Murphy New research reveals ...

The Players Championship resumes on Tuesday, March 11, and Wednesday, March 12. Over the next two days, the action heads to Leicester for Events 5 and 6 in the East Midlands. The draw for Players ...