Why imperfection could be key to Turing patterns in nature

In essence, it’s a type of symmetry breaking. Any two processes that act as activator and inhibitor will produce periodic ...
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Bryan Norcross: Complex pattern over the Atlantic yields uncertain threat for the Southeast coast

The National Hurricane Center has designated two "invests" – tropical systems they are investigating with special computer models. Invest 93L is a large system in the central tropical Atlantic ...
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Make complex metal patterns with simple jigs

You don’t need expensive tools to create incredible metal patterns. This tutorial shows how simple, homemade jigs can produce ...
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We now have the math to describe ‘matrix tides’ and other complex wave patterns seen in Qiantang River

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Last year, onlookers observed a startling site on China’s Qiantang River: waves forming a grid-like pattern. Dubbed the “matrix tide,” this complex wave pattern was caused by the river ...
Nanowerk

Scientists capture first images of atoms moving in quantum patterns

Researchers have directly observed zero-point motion in complex molecules, capturing the precise quantum patterns of atoms with the European XFEL X-ray laser. (Nanowerk News) Most of us find it ...