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What’s the Shape of the Universe? Mathematicians Use Topology to Study the Shape of the World and Everything in it

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Feb 28, 2025

Whether trying to design secure sensor networks, mine data or use origami to deploy satellites, the underlying language and ideas are likely to be that of topology.

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