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RT @HarvardMath: "‘Soft cells’ — shapes with rounded corners and pointed tips that fit together on a plane — feature in onions, molluscs an…
RT @HarvardMath: "‘Soft cells’ — shapes with rounded corners and pointed tips that fit together on a plane — feature in onions, molluscs an…
RT @HarvardMath: "‘Soft cells’ — shapes with rounded corners and pointed tips that fit together on a plane — feature in onions, molluscs an…
RT @Nature: Using centuries-old mathematics, researchers have discovered a new kind of shape that describes forms commonly found in the nat…
これ面白い! 同じ形でtilings (タイル張り)する研究はあるけれど、自然界にはnonflat facesのものもあるよね →細胞や玉ねぎ、オウム貝などを2Dや3Dのタイル張りで再現 https://t.co/atJpUb2dQo