symmetry
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Mathematicians Excited About New 13-Sided Shape Called ‘the Hat’
Researchers proved the existence of a kind of shape that’d only been predicted to exist by theory.
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Physicists Discover A New Kind Of Crystal Inspired By Satellite Orbits
The very definition of a crystal relies on the notion of symmetry: the atoms line up in highly ordered, repeating honeycomb patterns, and that symmetry should be evident whichever way you look at it. Now physicists have stumbled upon a new type of crystal inspired by the orbits of satellites.
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Stunning Photos Of Windows Transform New York Into A Starship
Photographer Donna Dotan was shooting downwards out of a Manhattan apartment window when she noticed the beautiful symmetrical reflection. It inspired her to create this amazing series in which New York looks like an entirely different place — sometimes a starship, others the endless canyons of an alien megalopolis.
