Sorting socks can be sped up using science, researchers have claimed. Scientists said the frustrating and dull task of pairing socks can be made much quicker and more effective by using an algorithm.

TORONTO - If matching socks is a daily problem a new app that sorts them into pairs and even lets users know when it is time to buy a new pair may help. TORONTO - If matching socks is a daily problem ...

Jordan Dunbar explains the hidden algorithm of sorting out socks It's a laborious chore - matching up socks in a big pile of washing. They never seem to come out together, but now there's an algorithm ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - If matching socks is a daily problem a new app that sorts them into pairs and even lets users know when it is time to buy a new pair may help. The free iPhone app called Blacksocks ...

It's a laborious chore - matching up socks in a big pile of washing. They never seem to come out together, but now there's an algorithm that promises to turn you into an efficient sock-sorting machine ...

If matching socks is a daily problem a new app that sorts them into pairs and even lets users know when it is time to buy a new pair may help. The free iPhone app called Blacksocks is the brainchild ...