Researchers in Amsterdam are working on an autonomous boat fleet they hope to see assemble itself into various floating structures.

A computer simulation of how polyhedral shapes arrange into larger crystalline structures could guide the design of new materials. Skip to main content. Scientific American. August 1, 2012.

To sort shapes, you can compare different properties. Carroll diagrams and Venn diagrams can be used to sort shapes. Image gallery Skip image gallery. Image caption, Look at these 6 shapes.

Discover how leaf shapes, ... Studying leaf shape and the arrangement of leaves on a stem is the most common way of identifying a tree in the field during the growing season.

Technology Fractal fingers could let robots securely grasp any shape. A robotic gripper inspired by a patent from 1913 consists of a nested arrangement of pivoting joints that can wrap around odd ...

When a shape doesn't spin in a circular motion as expected in Microsoft PowerPoint, consider where the shape's axis of rotation is. You might need to force a new one.

To sort shapes, you can compare different properties. Carroll diagrams and Venn diagrams can be used to sort shapes. Image gallery Skip image gallery. Image caption, Look at these 6 shapes.