A short while ago Nobel Intent covered quasi-crystalline patterns that adorn some medieval mosques. Roger Penrose rediscovered these patterns in the 70s, when he demonstrated that they have some ...
When Peter J. Lu traveled to Uzbekistan, he had no idea of the mathematical journey that he was about to embark on as well. The Harvard graduate student in physics was fascinated by the beautiful and ...
Another quasicrystalline pattern (known as a Penrose pattern) in perforated metal film used in a University of Utah study showing it is feasible to harness terahertz radiation for use in superfast ...
If someone asked you to walk in a straight line over a constantly shifting floor, you would probably declare it impossible after a few tries and a couple of grazed knees. Researchers studying a ...
Ah, tiles. You can get square ones, and do a grid, or you can get fancier shapes and do something altogether more complex. By and large though, whatever pattern you choose, it will normally end up ...
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) has received approval from Dr. Roger Penrose, the eminent British mathematical physicist, to incorporate his groundbreaking ...
A theoretical computer built in a mixed-up mathematical universe might not sound like the most practical invention. But the discovery shows that computation can turn up in the most unlikely places, ...
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Ah, tiles. You can get square ones, and do a grid, or you can get fancier shapes and do something altogether more complex. By and large though, whatever pattern you choose, it will normally end up ...