Researchers have found that adding just the right amount of disorder to the structure of certain materials can make them more than twice as resistant to cracking.

A strange molecular pattern, first mistaken for an error, led researchers to an unexpected discovery: molecules forming ...

A study led by Professor Ginestra Bianconi from Queen Mary University of London, in collaboration with international ...

Cut open a bone and you'll see a subtly disordered structure. Tiny beams, called trabeculae, connect to one another in irregular patterns ...

A study finds that adding controlled disorder to mechanical metamaterials more than doubles toughness, making them more crack ...

Spirographs, invented in 1962, are toys that create geometric patterns using gears. These designs are used in art and similar patterns can be found in nature.

Rubem Valentim (1922-1991), in particular, is a "wonderful discovery", his "ultra-sharp geometric paintings and gleaming ...

Networks are a powerful tool in the modeling of complex systems, which are composed of a large number of parts interacting with each other, with ...

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The versatile floor covering works just as well in a high-traffic indoor area as it does under patio furniture. It is stain-resistant, fade-resistant and weather-resistant. Made of machine-woven ...

That’s not a tumour,’ she said, snapping her gloves at her wrists after - in my view an unnecessarily short - rummage in my ...

Dion Horstmans is a giant in the art world – both in the physical sense and through his vigorous artwork which has graced ...