
Scientists uncover new way to control magnetism and topology using light in atomically thin materials
phys.org/news/2026-10-scientists-uncover-magnetism-topology-atomically.html

Chinese find doughnut-like topology at tipping points, break physics convention: Study bridges critical phenomena and topology, opening new pathways for ...
scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3371371/chinese-discovery-doughnut-topology-tipping-points-breaks-physics-convention

Acoustic experiments confirm topology can persist at gapless critical points: Two studies on critical topology have recently been published in the journal Nature ...
phys.org/news/2026-10-acoustic-topology-persist-gapless-critical.html

Reading hidden topology in light, even when energy leaks away: When I explain topology to students, I start with a knot in a rope. You can stretch it ...
phys.org/news/2026-10-hidden-topology-energy-leaks.html
Network topology creates independent control of multiple checkpoints in the cell cycle system
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2537815123

There are just five perfect shapes in math—here’s why: The five Platonic solids are the epitome of perfection—at least in mathematics. Topology explains why ...
scientificamerican.com/article/there-are-just-five-perfect-shapes-in-math-heres-why/
Stony Brook University Professor John Pardon wins Fields Medal mathematics prize: John Pardon, 37, one of four worldwide to receive the award only given to ...
newsday.com/long-island/education/fields-medal-mathematics-josh-pardon-io5sfl2j

New Breast Cancer Test Spots Hidden Pattern Linked to Survival Chances : Advanced cancer diagnostics "could become faster, more quantitative ...
newsweek.com/new-breast-cancer-test-spots-hidden-pattern-linked-to-survival-chances-12221764

How math’s ‘hairy ball theorem’ could explain bad hair days: An idea from topology explains why you can never get rid of your cowlicks—and, oddly enough ...
scientificamerican.com/article/how-maths-hairy-ball-theorem-could-explain-bad-hair-days/

Mathematical analysis reveals a hidden 'golden rule' in abstract art: A mathematical method borrowed from topology can reveal structural properties of visual art ...
phys.org/news/2026-05-mathematical-analysis-reveals-hidden-golden.html

Could the mathematical 'shape' of the universe solve the cosmological constant problem?
phys.org/news/2026-04-mathematical-universe-cosmological-constant-problem.html

We thought we knew the shape of the universe. We were wrong: Decades of data have suggested the universe is flat, much like an infinite plane ...
scientificamerican.com/article/we-thought-we-knew-the-shape-of-the-universe-we-were-wrong/

This molecule puts a new twist on the Möbius strip: A molecule made of carbon and chlorine is half as twisty as the paper loops common in math classes.
sciencenews.org/article/molecule-mobius-strip-carbon-chlorine

2D topological Kondo insulator observed in a moiré superlattice: When mobile charge carriers, also known as itinerant electrons, interact with the strong ...
phys.org/news/2026-03-2d-topological-kondo-insulator-moir.html

Researchers create a never-before-seen molecule and prove its exotic nature with quantum computing
phys.org/news/2026-03-molecule-exotic-nature-quantum.html