The two academics have discovered how to predict the shape of a Möbius strip, the 'endless ribbon' which is obtained by taking a rectangular strip of paper, twisting one end through 180 degrees, and ...

A new proof shows why an uncountably infinite number of Möbius strips will never fit into a three-dimensional space. In math, three-dimensional space sprawls out to infinity in every direction. With ...

From cylindrical nanotubes to the hollow spheres known as buckyballs, carbon is famous for forming tiny, complex nanostructures (SN: 8/15/19). Now, scientists have added a new geometry to the list: a ...

Imagine holding a strip of paper. You give it a half-twist and then tape its ends together. The shape you’re now holding is the ticket to a world where surfaces have only one side and boundaries blur ...