Jul. 9—The Rubik's Cube, once the ubiquitous toy of the 1970s and'80s, has made a fast and furious comeback in recent years, and Hawaii cubers, as competitors are called, have been making their mark.

“The Rubik’s Cube is universally understood by everyone in the world,” says Richard The of Google’s Creative Lab in New York. And while a mechanical toy invented 40 years ago seems simple in theory, ...

Being a Rubik's Cube world champion is more about practice than fame and glamour, according to Australia's 14-year-old cube champion, Feliks Zemdegs. Being a Rubik's Cube world champion is more about ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Matt Cline wasn’t even born when the Rubik’s Cube hit the market in 1980 and became a worldwide fad. But the multicolor toy is the 20-year-old’s constant companion, giving him a way ...

How fast can Casey Pernsteiner solve a scrambled Rubik’s Cube? Try reading this paragraph out loud. That’s about how long it takes her to transform that mixed-up block of squares into a completed ...

One of the more interesting items to come across our desk in a while was the GoCube, which is basically an electronic version of a Rubik's Cube. When you first look at it, the idea that immediately ...

The Rubik's Cube, which is popular all over the world, is a three-dimensional puzzle that is so difficult that even beginners cannot match it. However, the world record for the fastest time to match ...

Solving a Rubik's Cube is an easy way to impress your friends, but you don't need to be a math genius to crack the algorithm. With help from this app spotted by Lifehacker, you don't even need to ...

So much for the glory of man. Absolutely obliterating the current human record for solving a Rubik’s Cube (4.904 seconds), a robot managed to crack the code to the famous puzzle in a mere 1.019 ...

Google Xuan, 7, left, finished the last few moves on a 3x3 as his brother Enzo Xuan, 12, reacted proudly during a practice speedcubing session. Parents watched a practice speedcubing session on June ...