It may be surprising to learn that very little memorization is required to solve Rubik's Cube. In fact, it can be solved using only four types of move sequences: cycling 3 corner pieces (for permuting ...

It has been quite a while since we looked in on the world of automated Rubik’s cube solving. [David Gilday] built this one using LEGO Mindstorm parts. It uses a computer to calculate the ...

The applet below was written by Werner Randelshofer (CubeTwister). Since this cube is really just the 3×3×3 Rubik's cube with all the edge pieces removed then our notation, and analysis, of Rubik's ...

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.

On this day, fifth-grader Manny was confronting his fears – something he'd even had nightmares about in the past week. Today ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Collin Burns was the 2014 Rubik's Cube United States National Champion and he recently completed the puzzle in just 5.25 seconds for a new world record. Video ...

“Think about a Rubik’s cube. It’s a very simple group with ... Gukov’s team is now investigating other longstanding math problems to help them develop the algorithms.

“It gives us new ways to think about it.” Gukov compared the math problems to the Rubik’s Cube. “Can you take this scrambled, complicated Rubik’s Cube and get it back to its original stat ...

Left-hander Jack Dreyer, who was added to the 40-man roster last November, has made an impression with his pitching and his ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is the iconic Rubik's Cube. A 22-year-old in Australia can solve it in a record 4.22 seconds. Others might spend hours, days, weeks ...