Symmetry has long been the go-to layout trick to help create a calm and orderly living room layout – think matching sets, perfectly paired lamps, and mirrored joinery. But lately, a shift has been ...

To begin to understand what mathematicians and physicists see in the abstract structures of symmetries, let’s start with a familiar shape. We are fond of saying things are symmetric, but what does ...

Two-dimensional (2D) materials, in general, allow the realization of unique quantum phenomena unattainable in the common ...

Reflective symmetry is when a shape can be folded in half, with either side of the fold being a mirror image of the other. Rotational symmetry is when a shape can be rotated and it still looks the ...

Richard Cook receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Beauty, it is said, is in the eye of the beholder. And yet, there are many faces that a majority would find ...