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The Unlikely Effect of Submicroscopic Bumps

The Unlikely Effect of Submicroscopic Bumps

Believe it or not, “wettability” is actually a scientific term. It describes the ability of a liquid to adhere to or spread on a solid surface: in other words, how...

The Unlikely Effect of Submicroscopic Bumps

Believe it or not, “wettability” is actually a scientific term. It describes the ability of a liquid to adhere to or spread on a solid surface: in other words, how...

Understanding Multiscale Perception

Understanding Multiscale Perception

This incredible shirt says one thing when read by somebody standing next to you, but something else when they’re just a few meters away. Is it an illusion? Magic? Neither,...

Understanding Multiscale Perception

This incredible shirt says one thing when read by somebody standing next to you, but something else when they’re just a few meters away. Is it an illusion? Magic? Neither,...

Mastering the Mephisto: Everything You Need To Know About Spirals

Mastering the Mephisto: Everything You Need To ...

  Geometrically, a spiral is a smooth curve that winds about a central point or axis while also receding from it. Spirals form some of the most graceful and powerful...

Mastering the Mephisto: Everything You Need To ...

  Geometrically, a spiral is a smooth curve that winds about a central point or axis while also receding from it. Spirals form some of the most graceful and powerful...

CREATING YOUR OWN TESSELLATIONS À LA M.C. ESCHER

CREATING YOUR OWN TESSELLATIONS À LA M.C. ESCHER

Your new book about the lifetime works of M.C. Escher comes to you at a special time - almost exactly 50 years from his passing, on March 27th, 1972. The...

CREATING YOUR OWN TESSELLATIONS À LA M.C. ESCHER

Your new book about the lifetime works of M.C. Escher comes to you at a special time - almost exactly 50 years from his passing, on March 27th, 1972. The...

A Lunar Geography Lesson Inspired By Your New Shirt

A Lunar Geography Lesson Inspired By Your New S...

Slip on your new t-shirt, and feel the warm embrace of Earth’s only natural satellite. But which part? Let’s start with the big stuff: while wearing the shirt, your tummy...

A Lunar Geography Lesson Inspired By Your New S...

Slip on your new t-shirt, and feel the warm embrace of Earth’s only natural satellite. But which part? Let’s start with the big stuff: while wearing the shirt, your tummy...

How to Increase Your Clock's Power 10x

How to Increase Your Clock's Power 10x

Your parents always said that eating right would give you a boost of energy, but they probably didn’t expect you to be literally generating electricity from your food! So how...

How to Increase Your Clock's Power 10x

Your parents always said that eating right would give you a boost of energy, but they probably didn’t expect you to be literally generating electricity from your food! So how...