DNA origami, a fascinating technology that uses algorithms to design self-assembling 2- and 3D nanostructures using DNA helices, has added a new member to its growing catalog: multilayered ...

A lattice structure, originally printed flat, has morphed into the outline of a human face. CREDIT: Lori K. Sanders Researchers have succeeded in 4D-printing material lattices that can shape-morph ...

A mathematical discovery opens up new possibilities for architecture and design: For any desired curved surface a flat grid of straight bars can be calculated that can be folded out to the desired ...

In a season dominated by bobs, the curved bob is stepping back into the spotlight. Once favoured by style icons such as Victoria Beckham and Helen Mirren, the softly angled cut has been reimagined for ...

The shape of the universe is one of the most important questions in cosmology, with far-reaching implications, up to and including the ultimate fate of the cosmos. For decades, we've been measuring ...

Not a curve in sight, as far as the eye can see. Mathematicians, scientists, philosophers and curious minds alike have guessed at the shape of our universe. There are three main options to choose from ...