The process involved here sounds unwieldy, but is, in fact, quite simple: a material has a 6-fold rotation symmetry if the arrangement of its atoms remains unchanged when it is rotated by 60 degrees - ...

A new way of understanding the structure of proteins, polymers, minerals, and engineered materials has been discovered. The discovery, a new type of symmetry in the structure of materials, greatly ...

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In general usage, symmetry most often refers to mirror or reflective symmetry; that is, a line (in 2-D) or plane (in 3-D) can be drawn through an object such that the two halves are mirror images of ...

2D shapes can be described by their sides, their angles and their symmetry. The sides might be equal in length and some might be parallel. The angles could be right angles, but sometimes they are ...

2D shapes can be described by their sides, their angles and their symmetry. The sides might be equal in length and some might be parallel. The angles could be right angles, but sometimes they are ...