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What do mathematicians do all day?

Microwave oven

Microwave ovens

Why is mathematics crucial to the design of the microwave?

Weighing the World

Weighing the world

Find out how the world was weighed, through mathematics, on a soggy mountain in Scotland.

Non-Newtonian fluid

Non-Newtonian fluids

When stressed, this class of fluids begin to behave very strangely indeed: they can get thicker or thinner, some instantly and some over time.

Quantum computation

Quantum computation

Down beneath everything we know lies another world. A world where nothing is forever, nothing is impossible, and nothing is certain.

Wireless router

Wi-Fi hotshot

Wireless networking keeps you connected and cable-free with the help of sky-searching technology.

Ada Lovelace

The first computer programme

Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, was the only legitimate child of romantic poet Byron. At 17, her remarkable maths abilities began to show.