Mathematicians have finally solved a geometry problem that has puzzled the field for decades. The question was proposed by Japanese mathematician Sōichi Kakeya in 1917. It sounds simple: How can ...

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Hong Wang, one of the paper co-authors, presents her work on the Kakeya conjecture. David Song / NYU. Mathematicians have finally solved a geometry problem that has puzzled the field for decades.