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 ...

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 ...

In fancy math terms, that means that by cutting a Rubik's cube in three ways, you can generate "three quadratic forms". The interesting thing about this, is that Bhargava discovered that these ...

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 ...

A robot that can solve a Rubik's cube puzzle in 0.38 seconds has been developed by two researchers in the US. The current world record is 0.637 seconds, which was set by German engineer Albert ...

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.