UCLA Group Discovers Humongous Prime Number

Kashif — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:01:49 +0000

Mathematicians at UCLA have discovered a 13 million-digit prime number, a long-sought milestone that makes them eligible for a $100,000 prize. The group found the 46th known Mersenne prime last month on a network of 75 computers running Windows XP. The number was verified by a different computer system running a different algorithm. “We’re delighted,” [...]

Sixth ‘Taste’ Discovered – Calcium

Kashif — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:39:57 +0000

Here’s the new taste sensation — your tongue might be able to taste calcium. The capability to taste calcium has now been discovered in mice. With these rodents and humans sharing many of the same genes, the new finding suggests that people might also have such a taste. The four tastes we are most familiar [...]

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UCLA Group Discovers Humongous Prime Number

Sixth ‘Taste’ Discovered – Calcium