Sweet structure For thousands of years, thinkers have marvelled at the feat of engineering that is the honeycomb. Each waxy cell is a perfect hexagon, its six wafer-thin sides providing not only ...

A honeycomb structure enables the material to harness solar energy A materials science breakthrough in the US and Taiwan could lead to a new type of window that can harness the power of the Sun. The ...

The innovative view of the bees’ construction found techniques that could eventually translate into new concepts for structural materials or additive manufacturing for the construction industry.

The external white honeycomb structure, with huge hexagonal windows that vary slightly in size, is not just for the pretty looks: it will sustain the whole building without the need for any ...

Scientists have taken incredible high-resolution of the sun, showing its intricate honeycomb-like structure. Using GREGOR, the largest solar telescope in Europe, researchers from the Leibniz ...

Additionally, a honeycomb 2-D boron lattice may enable superconductivity. In the well-known high Tc superconductor, MgB2, the crystal structure consists of boron planes with intercalated Mg layers ...