“Hat” shape allows infinite planes to be tiled without creating repeating patterns
Craig S. Kaplan
It’s not often that a shape makes headlines, but this year we did just that with the launch of the first-ever single tile that can cover a surface without forming a repeating pattern. The discovery of this “aperiodic monotile” in March has since inspired everything from jigsaw puzzles to full-scale research papers.
“There’s no way I can keep up with that in terms of quantity or even some level and depth…
Source: www.newscientist.com
