EurekAlert! News by Subject: Mathematics

Mathematics

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 22-Oct-2026 04:16 ET (22-Oct-2026 08:16 GMT/UTC)

3-Jun-2026

‘Don’t scare the cat!’ Engineers find smarter way to measure quantum systems

University of New South Wales
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of UNSW researchers has developed a new way to check for errors in quantum computers without significantly disrupting the fragile quantum information they rely on.

Journal: PRX Quantum
Funder: US Army Research Office, Australian Research Council

3-Jun-2026

Rising emissions, depleting water and vanishing land—UN scientists: AI is threatening natural resources for billions

United Nations University
Reports and Proceedings

Ahead of the World Environment Day, a new study by the United Nations scientists warns about the rising environmental footprints of AI and its lasting impacts on climate, water, and ecosystems

3-Jun-2026

VCU researchers advance quantum computing with tiny, virus-sized nanomagnets

Virginia Commonwealth University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The research, led by engineering professor Jayasimha Atulasimha, could speed up problem-solving in some industries and cut energy use.

Journal: Nature Communications

3-Jun-2026

Mathematical modeling of the human psychedelic experience

Trace Research Institute
Business Announcement

A new collaboration, publication, and conversation illuminate how a new theory of reality based on consciousness will enable scientific study of the human psychedelic experience.

3-Jun-2026

2026 World Cup: Spain in the lead, but title race remains wide open

University of Innsbruck
Reports and Proceedings

An international team, including researchers from the University of Innsbruck and TU Dortmund University, has once again produced a data-driven prediction for the World Cup. According to the statistical analysis, Spain is the top favorite with a 14.5 % probability, followed closely by England and France, both with 12.4 %, and Germany with 11.2 %.

2-Jun-2026

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation names three new Quantitative Biology Fellows

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Grant and Award Announcement

Damon Runyon has awarded Quantitative Biology Fellowships to three outstanding young scientists applying computational approaches to persistent biological questions. Their projects will use machine learning, spatialomics, advanced network modeling, and other technologies to better understand breast cancer risk, improve response to immunotherapies, and identify new chromosomal drivers of cancer. Each postdoctoral scientist will receive independent funding ($240,000 total) to train under the joint mentorship of an established computational scientist and a cancer biologist.

2-Jun-2026

Media invitation: Fields Medals and cutting-edge math at ICM 2026 in Philadelphia

Simons Foundation
Meeting Announcement

Members of the press are invited to the world’s most prestigious mathematics conference, which will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from July 23 to July 30, 2026. Held every four years, the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) includes the announcement of the field’s top prizes — including the Fields Medals — as well as top talks from leading mathematicians on cutting-edge developments in the field.

2-Jun-2026

Trace Institute launches to build a new science of reality

Trace Research Institute
Business Announcement

The Trace Institute, a new non-profit research organization is launching today to pursue the most fundamental question in science: what is the true nature of reality? Their results may reboot society.