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Spinning Cylinders to Recreate Nature’s Patterns

Recent work by Professor Bartosz Grzybowski has been published in the November issue of Advanced Materials.

New method to create dynamic tubular structures, inspired by leaves around a stem, scales on pine cone, and viruses’ tails.

Spinning Cylinders to Recreate Nature’s Patterns

Some of nature’s most exquisite patterns; leaves around a plant’s stem, scales on a pine cone, and the tail of some viruses, consist of small objects decorating a cylindrical chassis with a specific pattern. Nature’s preferred method of bui... Read More