minimal surface

Tags: volume : minimal surface : non-standard bubble : rotation : stability

Many people find no beauty and pleasure in maths - but, as Lewis Dartnell explains, our brains have evolved to take pleasure in rhythm, structure and pattern. Since these topics are fundamentally mathematical, it should be no surprise that mathematical methods can illuminate our aesthetic sense.

Tags: mathematics and art : fractal : minimal surface : tessellation : escher : golden ratio : geometric patterns : geometric abstraction : origami : regular polyhedron : anamorphis

The mathematics of foam coats Olympic swimming venue

Tags: minimal surface : mathematics in sport : architecture : kelvin's problem

A new foam with medical potential

Tags: bubble : minimal surface : differential equation : Medicine : kelvin's problem