Synchrony is ubiquitous throughout the universe. But physicists’ equations predicted there could also be erratic exceptions marching to their own beat. Now they’ve been spotted in firefly swarms.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Symmetry
Displaying all articles
I’m a mathematician whose hobby is origami. It has inspired mathematicians to solve problems once thought impossible, and create folding telescope lenses, airbags and solar panels.
Laser-cooling enables new measurements that could explain why antimatter is so scarce in our universe.
A study of more than 1.7 million people has revealed 41 distinct genetic regions associated with left-handedness, and another 7 tied to ambidexterity.
Physicists have designed an electrical component that breaks time-reversal symmetry. Not quite the time machine from Hollywood but it should help with communication technology and quantum computing.
Scientists theorised, disproved, revamped and finally created a bizarre new form of matter in just five years.
Many scientists didn’t believe that crystals made up of never-repeating patterns could exist. But they do and scientists are starting to understand the weird maths behind them.
When you see a repeating pattern, your mind easily imagines it continuing to infinity. There are mathematical rules behind the intriguing visuals.
Top contributors
-
Professor in Physics, The University of Queensland
-
Associate Professor, Northumbria University, Newcastle
-
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Santa Clara University
-
Research Fellow Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds
-
Professor of Physics, Swansea University
-
Professor of Statistical Genetics, The University of Queensland
-
Researcher on Quantum Technologies, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
-
Cordinator Mental Health Research Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
-
Lecturer of Mathematics, Edith Cowan University
-
Research associate, Cornell University
