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 ...
Geeky Gadgets

Master Repeating Patterns for Halloween and More

Have you ever found yourself captivated by the intricate repeating designs on fabric, wrapping paper, and more? There’s something truly magical about repeating patterns that can transform ordinary ...
Newsweek

Scientists Puzzled by ‘Rule of Four’ Pattern Found in Most Materials

A bizarre "Rule of Four" has been identified in the basic structure of the majority of inorganic materials—and scientists are stumped as to why. The pattern is found in the so-called "unit cell" of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

At Long Last, Mathematicians Have Found a Shape With a Pattern That Never Repeats

Infinitely many copies of a 13-sided shape can be arranged with no overlaps or gaps in a pattern that never repeats. David Smith, Joseph Samuel Myers, Craig S. Kaplan and Chaim Goodman-Strauss (CC BY ...