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1. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › mathematiciansMathematicians Discover a New Class of Shape: the ‘Soft Cell’

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   Sep 24, 2024 · In two dimensions, soft cells have curved boundaries with two pinched corners called cusps. Shapes of this type are observable in nautilus shells, zebra stripes, river islands and even in the...

2. www.scientificamerican.com › articleMathematicians Discover a New Kind of Shape That’s All over ...

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   2 days ago · Mathematicians have found a new kind of shape with connections to nature and art. By Elise Cutts. Photographs of 3D-printed shapes show soft cells derived from space filling polyhedra. Blue is ...

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4. www.popsci.com › science › new-soft-cell-shapeMathematicians define a new shape—and you’ve probably seen it

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   Sep 20, 2024 · Examples of 2D soft cells in nature include an onion’s cross-section, biological tissue cells, and islands formed by erosion in rivers. In 3D, the shapes can be found in nautilus shell segments.

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5. www.popularmechanics.com › science › mathMathematicians Have Discovered the Secret Geometry of Life

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   Feb 28, 2024 · Soft cells are described as natural tiles with curved edges—a stark contrast to the mathematical solutions for creating tiling shapes. The soft cells then smoothly deform into tiles...

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7. www.sciencefocus.com › news › new-shape-discoveredWe officially have a new shape, say mathematicians

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   A whole new type of shape has been identified, say mathematicians – but it's probably not what you're thinking. Here's what a 'soft cell' is.

8. www.nature.com › articles › d41586/024/03099-6Mathematicians discover new class of shape seen ... - Nature

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   Sep 20, 2024 · ‘Soft cells’ — shapes with rounded corners and pointed tips that fit together on a plane — feature in onions, molluscs and more. By. Philip Ball. The chambers of the nautilus shell can be...

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   What are Soft Cell shapes?

   • From the spirals of shells to the layout of cells, a new class of shapes redefines nature’s complexity. Mathematicians show “soft cell” shapes are abundant in natural world. Soft cells are described as natural tiles with curved edges—a stark contrast to the mathematical solutions for creating tiling shapes.

   Mathematicians Have Discovered the Secret Geometry of Life

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   What are examples of soft cells in nature?

   • Examples of 2D soft cells in nature include an onion’s cross-section, biological tissue cells, and islands formed by erosion in rivers. In 3D, the shapes can be found in nautilus shell segments.

   Mathematicians define a new shape—and you’ve probably seen it

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   What are soft cells?

   • ‘Soft cells’ — shapes with rounded corners and pointed tips that fit together on a plane — feature in onions, molluscs and more. ‘Soft cells’ — shapes with rounded corners and pointed tips that fit together on a plane — feature in onions, molluscs and more.

   Mathematicians discover new class of shape seen throughout nature

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   Do soft cells have curved boundaries?

   • In two dimensions, soft cells have curved boundaries with two pinched corners called cusps. Shapes of this type are observable in nautilus shells, zebra stripes, river islands and even in the cross-section of an onion, per a statement from the University of Oxford.

   Mathematicians Discover a New Class of Shape: the ‘Soft Cell’

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   Can nautilus shells be described by 3D Soft Cells?

   • The chambers of the nautilus shell can be described by 3D soft cells. Credit: James L. Amos/Getty Good news, tilers: mathematicians have described a new class of shape — soft cells. These shapes have corners that are deformed into thin points with internal angles of zero, which let them tessellate on a 2D plane with no gaps.

   Daily briefing: Mathematicians have described a new class of shape: sof…

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   What are soft cells in a nautilus shell?

   • ‘Soft cells’ — shapes with rounded corners and pointed tips that fit together on a plane — feature in onions, molluscs and more. The chambers of the nautilus shell can be described by 3D soft cells. Credit: James L. Amos/Getty

   Mathematicians discover new class of shape seen throughout nature

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10. www.nature.com › articles › d41586/024/03131-9Daily briefing: Mathematicians have described a new class of ...

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    Sep 23, 2024 · Soft cells are common in nature, from the inside of onions to mollusc shells, but this new work is the first time they’ve been formally described.