A container of oil and water separated by a thin skin of magnetized particles has intrigued a team of chemical engineers by ...

The math concept hidden in this tree art — geometric shapes known as fractals — is apparent in branching patterns in nature and may be key to humans’ ability to recognize such artwork as ...

But the mathematics of these "soft shapes" have been a mystery until now. "Nature not only abhors a vacuum, she also seems to ...

The answer lies in nature ... four or eight branches assembled into cylindrical micelles with diameters of about 12 nm and lengths of approximately 100 nm (Fig. 1). The shape of each individual ...