Mathematicians and hobbyists have had a half-century of fun exploring the 43 billion billion permutations of Erno Rubik’s creation. “My method was understanding,” Erno Rubik said of the iconic twisty ...

BRIGHT and early on the first Saturday in January, Tomas Rokicki and a few hundred fellow enthusiasts gathered in a vast lecture hall at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco. A big math ...

Solving a Rubik’s Cube doesn’t have to be complicated. In this video, I break down the easiest method step-by-step, making it simple for beginners to follow along and finally crack the cube. From the ...

University of Bristol student Matt Pidden has shattered the world record for solving a 4x4 Rubik's Cube, using a robot he designed, built and trained in just 15 weeks. In front of an audience ...

If you've ever got to grips with a Rubik's Cube, you'll know that the handheld puzzle can be quite challenging to complete. Things only get harder when you go from the standard three-by-three to the ...

In 2022, George Scholey broke the world record for the most Rubik’s Cubes solved in 24 hours: 6,931. The 22-year-old from Northamptonshire could unscramble one in less time than it took you to read ...

Records are there to be broken, but when it comes to the fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube by a robot, it's difficult to see how much more progress can be made: the latest record-breaking time ...

The world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube might have the world’s highest price tag, too. The fully functional six-sided puzzle cube by Japanese toymaker MegaHouse is so tiny it could fit under a finger nail, ...

Japanese toymaker MegaHouse has unveiled a miniature Rubik’s Cube — one so tiny that you might need a pair of tweezers to solve it. Each face of the cube, which is made from aluminum, measures about ...