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The Boeing 737 MAX's design is ultimately flawed by the fact that the aircraft sits far too close to the ground. As the ...

Some say the reason most manhole covers are round is that a circle cannot fall through a smaller circular hole. Which of these other two-dimensional shapes cannot fall through a hole that is the same ...

Credit investment firm Diameter Capital Partners has raised $4.5 billion for its latest fund aiming to seize on market dislocations. The $25 billion firm run by Scott Goodwin and Jonathan Lewinsohn ...

When we head out to our local hardware store to purchase a new light bulb, we rarely think about the name of the light bulb that we are going to get. We are more concerned with figuring out what ...

One of the most prolific numbers in mathematical history will once again be celebrated on its special day. This year, though, it comes with some twists that won’t be seen again for a century. Pi Day, ...

Manufacturers and end users have a challenging problem when measuring flow. Before flowmeters are shipped, they are calibrated in a flowmeter calibration facility that is designed to make sure that ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the fall of 2022, a Princeton University graduate student named Carolina Figueiredo stumbled onto a massive coincidence. She ...

There’s a bewildering array of different 'standards' for bike components, with new ones appearing almost every year. But one that’s been around for many years is the 700c wheel, found on pretty much ...

April 3 (Reuters) - Scott Goodwin, co-founder of credit asset management firm Diameter Capital, said he sees value in investing in bonds and stocks of failed Signature Bank. Goodwin said at the Sohn ...