Ubiquitous architectural patterns: Scientists classify nature's geometric tilings across multiple scales

A database, collecting and classifying tile-like patterns in biology, aims to be a resource and research catalyst. The human ...
Nature

Pleats, folds and wrinkles: Geometry and patterns in soft matter physics

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Designing materials that adapt to their surroundings, respond to stimuli, and change shape ...
Ars Technica

What fractals, Fibonacci, and the golden ratio have to do with cauliflower

It has long been observed that many plants produce leaves, shoots, or flowers in spiral patterns. Cauliflower provides a unique example of this phenomenon, because those spirals repeat at several ...

'Singing' electrons synchronize in Kagome crystals, revealing geometry-driven quantum coherence

Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg have discovered a striking ...