The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences has issued a new test for whether a machine using a mathematical algorithm (read as computer-driven device) is patentable.

At the core of every computer, smartphone, and digital device lies the transistor, a tiny but powerful component that is crucial for processing data and performing mathematical operations. But how ...

Take it from a mathematician: not all of us are in it for noble reasons. Sure, there are some of us who want to solve the ...

A federal judge has thrown out a patent claim against Rackspace, ruling that mathematical algorithms can't be patented. The ruling in the Eastern Disrict stemmed from a 2012 complaint filed by ...

Mathematical theorem used to crack US government encryption algorithm by Catarina Chagas, Queen's University Credit: CC0 Public Domain ...

Khwārizmī, sometimes known as the father of algebra, was one of the most influential thinkers of all time. He revolutionised algebra and his seminal works in mathematics, astronomy and geography have ...

What possible math equation can help your life? Fry suggests that using the " Gale-Shapley " matching algorithm can be a great strategy for getting what you want.

All mainstream credit card numbers obey a mathematical trick designed to catch the most common typos. It’s called the Luhn ...