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Fractal patterns are found throughout nature ... “Perhaps there might actually be more of these complex, fractal-like shapes ...

A lab mistake led to self-forming spiral patterns on metal surfaces, revealing chemical-mechanical interactions.

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Beautiful spiral patterns had ... catalyze growth in nature, which deforms cells and tissue. It's this mechanical instability that makes tissue grow into particular shapes, some of which resemble ...

Patterns are all around us, in nature as well as in art and design. We see patterns where shapes, lines or colours are repeated. How complicated a pattern is depends on what is repeated and the ...