In essence, it’s a type of symmetry breaking. Any two processes that act as activator and inhibitor will produce periodic ...

Imperfections in animal patterns could inspire adaptive materials that shift color, shape, and function like nature itself.

Scientists have discovered a "perfect disordered hyperuniform" pattern in how plants arrange themselves across many dry ...

For some, nature’s designs are mesmerizing; for others, terrifying. From pufferfish skin to bee hives and marine sponges, this documentary examines how certain animals unintentionally spark ...

MIT researchers found that a hidden atomic order can persist in metals even after they undergo extreme processing. For ...

MIT researchers found that metals retain hidden atomic patterns once believed to vanish during manufacturing. These patterns ...