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As smart as we as a species are, Mother Nature almost always seems to have us beat. It’s true for things like brain surgery ...
Hard as it may be to imagine, there’s a newly defined geometric shape on the books. Based on recent calculations, mathematicians have described a new classification they now call a “soft cell.” ...
A cross section of a chambered nautilus shell shows the newly defined shape, the "soft cell," repeating outward in a spiral. FlamingPumpkin via Getty Images When humans cover a space using tiles ...
When searching any structure, officers need to recognize the lines and curves that make up a building and best ways to navigate those shapes under pressure.
HORIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED's cross-platform geometry game Euclidea has finally been ported to Android with version 4.08, bringing mathematics-based ...
Say hello to the scutoid, a brand new shape that has been discovered in our cells. This addition to geometry finally explains how nature packs cells efficiently into three-dimensional structures.
In their new cookbook, The Geometry of Pasta, designer Caz Hildebrand and chef Jacob Kenedy set out to explain how certain sauces complement certain pasta shapes. From eliche to fusilli to ...
Nature is home to perfectly formed shapes and vibrant colors. When seen up close, snowflakes have incredibly perfect geometric shapes. Circles are found in tree stumps and oceans, while straight ...
Mathematicians Solve Multidimensional Fruit-Slicing Dilemma A 40-year-old conjecture on shapes’ cross sections is finally proven By Max Springer edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Thomas Fuchs ...
Geometric frustration governs shape selection in fibrous materials. Aggregates of filaments or fibrils forming twisted, elongated complexes belong to a class of self-assembled structures that show ...