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November 12, 2015


Math equation predicts how surface patterns form on curved objects

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a mathematical equation that predicts how surface patterns form on curved objects. Pictured is a sphere with a combination of hexagons and labyrinthine patterns, and a more complex, torus-shaped object with hexagonal dimples.


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