First-year undergraduate architect and design majors know the scenario very well. Given a range of flat polygons of different sizes–a circle and triangle or a rhombus and trapezoid–the young student ...

Much of Minecraft's appeal lies in a player's ability to build things in a vast world. It's one of the biggest reasons the game has remained so popular 13 years after its initial release. The latest ...

Hard as it may be to imagine, there’s a newly defined geometric shape on the books. Based on recent calculations, mathematicians have described a new classification they now call a “soft cell.” In its ...

When heated to about 360 degrees Fahrenheit (182 degrees Celsius), surface tension between the solder and plates caused the hinges to fold upward and rotate to become geometrically complex 3D shapes — ...

Blocksfinj, a recently-launched Beirut-based company making foam furniture, showcased squishy blocks that look like solid stone during Beirut Design Week. The polyurethane foam building blocks, which ...

A new study shows that like humans, crows can recognize geometric regularity, making them the first nonhuman animal known to have this ability. Squares, triangles, circles - these geometric shapes ...

Crows are able to look at a handful of four-sided shapes and correctly distinguish those that exhibit geometric regularity from those that don't, according to a provocative new study. It's the first ...

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