Perfect patterns pave path to faster, cheaper MRI
A discovery by a University of Queensland researcher could speed up MRI scanning times and make the scans more affordable.
Engineering
Sep 11, 2018
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News tagged with fractal
Electrode shape improves neurostimulation for small targets
A cross-like shape helps the electrodes of implantable neurostimulation devices to deliver more charge to specific areas of the nervous system, possibly prolonging device life span, says research published in March in Scientific ...
Engineering
Apr 24, 2018
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Voltage-driven liquid metal fractals
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that gallium indium (EGaIn), a liquid metal with one of the highest surface tensions, can be induced to spread and form patterns called fractals with the application ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 30, 2017
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Fractal planting patterns yield optimal harvests, without central control
Bali's famous rice terraces, when seen from above, look like colorful mosaics because some farmers plant synchronously, while others plant at different times. The resulting fractal patterns are rare for man-made systems and ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2017
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Fractal patterns in nature and art are aesthetically pleasing and stress-reducing
Humans are visual creatures. Objects we call "beautiful" or "aesthetic" are a crucial part of our humanity. Even the oldest known examples of rock and cave art served aesthetic rather than utilitarian roles. Although aesthetics ...
Mathematics
Mar 31, 2017
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Fractal edges shown to be key to imagery seen in Rorschach inkblots
Researchers have unlocked the mystery of why people have seen so many different images in Rorschach inkblots.
Mathematics
Feb 14, 2017
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Graphene photodetector enhanced by fractal golden 'snowflake'
(Phys.org)—Researchers have found that a snowflake-like fractal design, in which the same pattern repeats at smaller and smaller scales, can increase graphene's inherently low optical absorption. The results lead to graphene ...
Beautiful fractals help solve wiggly problems
When Harry Potter first went to Hogwarts, he caught his train from Kings Cross, platform 9¾.
Mathematics
Jul 5, 2016
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The world's greatest literature reveals multifractals and cascades of consciousness
James Joyce, Julio Cortazar, Marcel Proust, Henryk Sienkiewicz and Umberto Eco. Regardless of the language they were working in, some of the world's greatest writers appear to be, in some respects, constructing fractals. ...
Mathematics
Jan 26, 2016
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Shiny fish skin inspires nanoscale light reflectors
A nature-inspired method to model the reflection of light from the skin of silvery fish and other organisms may be possible, according to Penn State researchers.
Nanophysics
Jan 13, 2016
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