A Step Toward A Possible Solution of the Best Known Open Mathematical Question

A new class of functions may lead to advances in proving Riemann's Hypothesis(http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080313124415.htm).

Riemann's Hypothesis is important because it predicts the frequency with which prime numbers occur in the number. A proof of the hypothesis should give mathematicians insight into new algorithms for factoring very large prime numbers, a significant breakthrough in the area of cryptography and the search for a way to break RSA encryption.

For those interested, a good basic description of the hypothesis is found at http://primes.utm.edu/notes/rh.html and on Wolfram's MathWorld (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RiemannHypothesis.html).

This site also has some interesting information and a plotter for the Riemann Zeta Function:
http://web.mala.bc.ca/pughg/RiemannZeta/RiemannZetaLong.html#ZetaFunction