Through a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Jenny Quan is exploring the mathematical principles behind Rubik's cubes.

The Rubik's Cube was created 50 years ago by Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik. Over 500 million of them have been sold. Needless to say, the 3D puzzle has captured the imagination of countless students ...

Remember those colorful, palm-sized cubes from the early ’80s? Thanks to its appearance in Will Smith’s latest movie, “The Pursuit of Happyness,” the Rubik’s Cube is ripe for a resurgence. In the film ...

We have featured many Rubik’s Cube machines capable of solving the puzzle in super fast times. But now one Japanese creator has documented his path to creating the world’s very first self-solving ...

Solving Rubik’s Cubes is a learnable skill. However, to compete at the top level, you’ll have to train hard. Speed cubers can solve a 3×3 cube in under ten seconds these days, after all. [aaedmusa] ...