Posts Tagged ‘packing’
Molecules fit together to form random tiles
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Scientists have discovered they can prompt tiny flat molecules to fit together in a seemingly random pattern by adjusting the conditions in which the experiment is conducted. Continue…
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 13:09 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Jul 26, 2011 15:48 - 0 Comments
Soft spheres jockey for bottom spot
PENN STATE (US) — Energy state, not speed, determines how particles in liquids separate and what eventually ends up at the bottom, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 29, 2011 11:03 - 1 Comment
Filling space: No cubes required
PRINCETON (US) — Chemists have solved a conundrum that has baffled mathematical minds since ancient times—how to fill three-dimensional space with multi-sided objects other than cubes with no gaps. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2011 11:39 - 1 Comment
Finding a better way to pack it
NYU (US) — Oil and water don’t mix but manipulating them using an innovative application of statistical mechanics may lead to better ice cream. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 14, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
‘Kissing’ tetrahedra break world record
“We wanted to know this: What’s the densest way to pack space?” says Salvatore Torquato. “It’s a notoriously difficult problem to solve, and it involves complex objects that, at the time, we simply did not know how to handle.” (Courtesy: Torquato Laboratory)
Science & Technology - Jul 30, 2009 17:01 - 0 Comments
Getting on geometry’s sweet side
Researchers studied oil droplets in water to solve a longstanding packing puzzle—determining how many particles will fit inside a specific space, like the number of candies inside a jar. (Credit: Brujic Lab and Martin Lacasse/NYU)
