Tiny, 3D printed cubes of plastic, with intricate fractal voids built into them, have proven to be effective at dissipating shockwaves, potentially leading to new types of lightweight armor and ...

When it comes to high-performance filtration, separation, sunlight collection, surface charge storage or catalysis, the effective surface area is what counts. Highly regular fractal structures seem to ...

A set of tiny 3D printed plastic cubes with intricate fractal voids inside them could make huge advances in protective tech that can withstand powerful, sudden impacts, like bullets, debris from ...

Marcus du Sautoy describes how fractal geometry can be used to describe natural objects, and how it is used in digital animation. Trees use the simple rule of trying to maximise surface area, and this ...

See: our gallery of how the Mandelbrot set burst out of two dimensions It may look like a piece of virtuoso knitting, but the makers of an image they call the Mandelbulb (see right) claim it is ...

If you were to strip away the walls, floors, and insulation, you’d see that most buildings are constructed on a frame of beams. Most beams are made from steel, and while strong, they’re fairly ...