A Tribute to the Mathematically Marvelous Soccer Ball

As the World Cup final approaches, take a moment to appreciate the beautiful symmetries of humanity’s favorite truncated ...
AOL

Animals with Nature’s Most Perfect Geometric Patterns

Across the animal kingdom, many species are covered in simple, solid colors, while others display patterns that seem random and chaotic. But some animals seem to follow the rules of mathematics, ...
The New York Times

That Web of Lights on the Ceiling? It’s a Guy Thing.

Hexagonal lights resembling cyber-age honeycomb have caught on in male-oriented leisure spaces. Hexagonal LED lights have become something of a design phenomenon in the last 18 months and now define ...
Seeking Alpha

Hexagon AB (publ) (HXGBY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Hexagon Q1 Report 2026 Webcast and Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would ...
Yahoo Finance

Hexagon AB (HXGBY) Q1 FY2026 earnings call transcript

Earnings call Hexagon delivered 8% organic growth (Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025) with a 26% operating margin, overcoming significant currency headwinds and input cost inflation. Strategic moves included the ...
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NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers unusual dragon skin patterns stretching across Mars’ surface

A strange, scale-like rock pattern spotted by NASA’s Curiosity rover is catching scientists’ attention on Mars. The images were taken on April 13, 2026 (Sol 4865) as the rover moved toward the ...
Phys.org

Q&A: The science of snowflakes—how hexagonal symmetry and environmental changes create endless designs

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her joy. While some people would rather avoid snowflakes and the slippery roads ...
IEEE

Synergistic Design of Practical High-Capacity Satellite Communication: Leveraging FFT-Based Digital Beamforming

Abstract: The growing demand for high-capacity satellite communications, particularly in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations, has made digital beamforming essential to ...
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Roguelike deckbuilder Hex Blast coming to PC later this year

Husband-and-wife indie game development team Soy Boy Games (Kungfu Cowboy, Cowboy 3030) have unveiled their new project today ...
Scientific American

Newfound Mathematical ‘Einstein’ Shape Creates a Never-Repeating Pattern

A new shape called an einstein has taken the math world by storm. The craggy, hat-shaped tile can cover an infinite plane with patterns that never repeat. Creatively tiling a bathroom floor isn’t just ...
IEEE

Epitaxial lateral overgrowth of GaN using hexagonal patterned PECVD and wet transferred graphene masks by MOCVD

Abstract: Epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELOG) is one of the effective means to improve crystal quality. In this work, gallium nitride (GaN) was grown using a hexagonal patterned graphene as mask via ...