A computer scientist has created a new software that can create a design sketch of an everyday object, addressing the challenge of accurately describing shapes. A University of British Columbia ...

Mathematicians at the Institute for Advanced Study in New Jersey "bridged" topology and fractals and made a discovery that could lead to a new way of describing extremely complicated shapes such as ...

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Mathematicians have described 1 a new class of shape that characterizes forms commonly found in nature — from the chambers in the iconic spiral shell of the nautilus to the way in which seeds pack ...

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A quartet of mathematicians from Yorkshire University, the University of Cambridge, the University of Waterloo and the University of Arkansas has discovered a 2D geometric shape that does not repeat ...

Building a bridge between topology and fractals may lead to a new way of describing tiny defects in metal or the froth of a breaking wave. Mathematicians at the Institute for Advanced Study in New ...