In praise of nature's spinning, spiraling patterns

Jon McCormack's new book celebrates the whorls, hexagons, and half-moons that appear in the world all around us.
Semiconductor Engineering

Are You Using Structural Patterns In An SLT Environment?

Extending the in‑field life of your silicon is essential for long‑term success and for staying ahead of your competitors in today’s rapidly evolving digital world of data centers, automotive and ...
Medicine Buffalo

We now have the math to describe ‘matrix tides’ and other complex wave patterns seen in Qiantang River

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Last year, onlookers observed a startling site on China’s Qiantang River: waves forming a grid-like pattern. Dubbed the “matrix tide,” this complex wave pattern was caused by the river ...
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Chemistry isn't always essential for order: How simple geometry gives rise to complex materials

Utrecht University researchers Rodolfo Subert and Marjolein Dijkstra show in their latest study that complex three-dimensional networks in materials can emerge from nothing more than particle shape.
Nanowerk

Scientists capture first images of atoms moving in quantum patterns

Researchers have directly observed zero-point motion in complex molecules, capturing the precise quantum patterns of atoms with the European XFEL X-ray laser. (Nanowerk News) Most of us find it ...
IFLScience

In Conway's Game Of Life, Strange Patterns (And Spaceships) Emerge From Simple Rules

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...