At Long Last, Mathematicians Have Found a Shape With a Pattern That Never Repeats Experts have searched for decades for a polygon that only makes non-repeating patterns. But no one knew it was ...

If you’re a child of the ’80s or ’90s, chances are you’ve spent hours tracing out intricate patterns using the pens and gears of a Spirograph kit. Simple as those parts may … ...

Nature is brimming with beautiful patterns, like the seemingly complex shapes of snowflakes, coastlines, clouds and seashells. But zoom in, and you'll see fractals, meaning the same, simple ...

Engineers have developed a class of origami structures that unfold in one smooth motion to create flower-like shapes, which ...