Geometry Links - December 22, 2019

Tunable Crystal Symmetry in Graphene Enables Nanoelectromechanical Sensors
https://scitechdaily.com/tunable-crystal-symmetry-in-graphene-enables-nanoelectromechanical-sensors/

Controlling crystal growth for innovations in medicine, engineering
https://scitechdaily.com/research-into-the-mysteries-of-crystal-growth-reveals-key-molecular-events/

The Fascinating Secret Behind Crystals That Shrink When Heated
https://scitechdaily.com/the-fascinating-secret-behind-crystals-that-shrink-when-heated/

Tara Pratap Ebsworth
https://www.drizzlerock.com/hexagons
https://www.drizzlerock.com/pillar-of-light

Neutrinos Lead to Unexpected Discovery in Basic Math
https://www.quantamagazine.org/neutrinos-lead-to-unexpected-discovery-in-basic-math-20191113/

Six(?) sided vinyl record with overlapping tracks
https://www.core77.com/posts/91823/A-Playable-Six-Sided-Vinyl-Record-With-Overlapping-Tracks

More Edmund Harriss* 
https://maxwelldemon.com/image-index/
*see October 2019 Geometry Links:  http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/2019/10/ 
Patterns of the Universe: A Coloring Adventure in Math and Beauty by Alex Bellos and Edmund Harriss
https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/spring-2016/patterns-of-the-universe/

How a Tesla valve works
https://youtu.be/tcV1EYSUQME

Flower shapes and pollination analysis
“Modularity increases rate of floral evolution and adaptive success for functionally specialized pollination systems” by Agnes S. Dellinger, Silvia Artuso, Susanne Pamperl, Fabián A. Michelangeli, Darin S. Penneys, Diana M. Fernández-Fernández, Marcela Alvear, Frank Almeda, W. Scott Armbruster, Yannick Staeder and Jürg Schönenberger, 5 December 2019
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-019-0697-7
All morphometric analyses were performed in R and scripts, they are available in a.zip file at https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1043204

Aquatecture rain-catcher
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/12/02/aquatecture-rain-catcher-panels-shaakira-jassat/amp/

Twixt - pegboard and string connection game reissued
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/949/twixt
hat tip to https://kk.org/cooltools/

Many ropes and one jumper
https://twitter.com/elatticus/status/1206312023845490688

Victor Acevedo’s Digital Art Calendar
https://www.etsy.com/listing/762297411/2020-wall-calendar-the-digital-art-of

Optical Illusion of the Year
https://youtu.be/HC0GGkNZPgs
https://boingboing.net/2019/12/20/bewildering-optical-illusion-a.html

Geometry Links - December 6, 2019

Gamers can design folded proteins as realistically as experts can
https://scitechdaily.com/gamers-accurately-design-folded-proteins-as-realistic-as-those-created-by-experts/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1274-4

Agnes Denes - if only for her recent pyramid and teardrop work but there’s a LOT more to her career
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/arts/design/agnes-denes-the-shed-review.html

Steampunk Pavilion
https://soomeenhahm.com/portfolio-item/steampunk-pavilion/
https://inhabitat.com/dramatically-twisted-timber-weaves-together-in-the-steampunk-pavilion/

Jon Sauer, lathe artist
https://www.jonsauer.com
https://www.instagram.com/sauerjon/
https://www.core77.com/posts/91294/Jon-Sauers-Incredible-Rose-Engine-Turning-Patterns

Origami artist Robert Lang demonstrates 11 levels of origami
https://youtu.be/MDwPXRy9IFc

Anthony James, sculptor
https://www.artsy.net/artist/anthony-james
http://www.anthonyjamesstudio.com

Fifth force of nature, the protophobic force, found? 
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/22/world/fifth-force-of-nature-scn-trnd/
NB:  I include this because it comes from my fellow Hungarians and the angles mentioned, 115º and 140º, may strike a chord with geometricians

Portable, collapsible stool design
https://www.core77.com/posts/91580/An-Interesting-Design-Approach-to-Portable-Seating-The-Mini-Max-Stool

NYTimes on modern origami art
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/arts/design/modern-origami-art.html

Protein-Based Pattern Formation
https://scitechdaily.com/aiming-to-to-form-biological-patterns-scientists-dissect-and-redesign-protein-based-pattern-formation/
https://elifesciences.org/articles/48646
https://youtu.be/FbWf1bV_iZA
https://youtu.be/LL7wqwmk_Hk

C60 Soccer Ball With Extra Proton Probably Most Abundant Form of Carbon in Space
https://scitechdaily.com/c60-soccer-ball-with-extra-proton-probably-most-abundant-form-of-carbon-in-space/
Mysterious Buckyballs Found Throughout Interstellar Space Puzzled Scientists, Until Now
https://scitechdaily.com/mysterious-buckyballs-found-throughout-interstellar-space-puzzled-scientists-until-now/

Bone Structure Discovery Inspires More Durable, Lightweight Airplane Wings
https://scitechdaily.com/bone-structure-discovery-inspires-more-durable-lightweight-airplane-wings/
https://youtu.be/Z_ETLh-ATVI