The Rubik’s Cube has been around for decades. I’ve toyed with the cube, probably in the very late ‘80s or early ‘90s, but never imagined being able to solve one. But wouldn’t it be satisfying if I ...

Competitions held in school gymnasiums are usually loud. But this one was different: All that was heard amid the silence was ...

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] ...

Solving a Rubik's Cube is not as impossible as it may seem thanks to these tips. Let's take a page out of a 1980s toy catalog and revisit the Rubik's Cube! First, it's the perfect solution to boredom: ...

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Have you ever just given up on a Rubik’s Cube? That’s what Paul Rose did as a kid. “I was around for the original phase in the early ‘80s, and had a puzzle back then, and messed around with it, and ...

A machine has taught itself to solve a Rubik’s Cube without human assistance, according to a group of UC Irvine researchers. Two algorithms developed by the researchers, collectively called Deep Cube, ...

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For nearly 30 years, mathematicians have been puzzling over the question: What's the lowest number of moves needed to solve a Rubik's Cube? An international team says it has finally found the answer.

Forget what you remember about the Rubik’s Cube that’s gathering dust in your mother’s attic with your old He-Mans. The iconic puzzle that gripped the public’s imagination and fell into disfavor just ...

Rubik's Cubes are not just for 80s babies anymore. Students at one local middle school are reviving the puzzle box and taking it to a whole new level.Mobile users tap here to watch videoThe record for ...