Science, Maths & Technology
Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
...technologies, researchers at the Open University, and elsewhere, can now investigate the properties of more complex honeycomb designs, including designs based on aperiodic tilings. Most excitingly, honeycomb material based on the hat tile show zero sideways stretching when squeezed - a rare and useful trait shared with natural materials like cork. [A gif showing a square...
