Stripe patterns are commonly seen in nature—for instance, birds and fish move in coordinated flocks and schools, fingerprints form unique designs, and zebras can be identified by their distinctive ...
A compilation of 100 examples of biological tilings shows how repeated natural motifs enhance strength, flexibility and other ...
Pattern analysis makes for better image processing. Images on the right were compressed with the conventional JPEG format. Images on the left were reconstructed with a new technique that analyses ...
Scientists have developed messages that only appear under specific biochemical triggers, using living bacteria.
Calligraphy beetles display intricate shell patterns resembling ancient writing. These markings aid camouflage, protect ...
Towering about the arches and ivy, 13-story Fine Hall is home to the Department of Mathematics and to some of the deepest thinkers on campus. "Our goal as a department is to work on the most ...
National Harbor, Md. — Looking at face patterns in photos of more than 11,000 kinds of ants struck entomologist Clint Penick as a fine pandemic-lockdown project for his students. From that socially ...