Geometry Matters

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The bouba/kiki effect used in character design

The bouba/kiki effect is a non-arbitrary mapping between spoken sounds and object visual form. Wolfgang…

Using moiré patterns prevents information loss in optical communications

A moiré lattice occurs when two periodic 2D patterns are layered on top of each…

22° Ice Halo displays the geometric reflection of light

A halo is an optical phenomenon caused by light interacting with ice crystals floating in…

3D Printed armor inspired by mollusks

Ling Li, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and…

Long distance communications through quantum teleportation of light patterns

Quantum communication over long distances is essential for information security, and it has been shown…

Language, trees, and geometry in neural networks

Language is made of discrete structures, yet neural networks operate on continuous data: vectors in…

The fractal brain, from a single neuron’s perspective

Physicists at Washington University in St. Louis researching the brain have demonstrated that monitoring signals…

Warping geometry pushes scientific boundaries

Atomic interactions in common solids and liquids are so intricate that physicists are still baffled…

Our capacity to recognize patterns might be attributed to the brain’s drive to describe things in the simplest feasible way

Infants may recognize regular sound sequences during their first year of life. As we grow…

The First-Ever Footage of a Molecule’s Spectacular Rotation

An international team of scientists from four different universities was able to record the rapid…