Meet the most exotic bathroom tile in existence - a single shape that can fit together without leaving gaps while never repeating its pattern. Mathematicians have been searching for it for decades
David Smith, Joseph Myers, Chaim Goodman-Strauss and Craig S. Kaplan
Mathematicians have discovered a single shape that can be used to cover a surface completely without ever creating a repeating pattern. The long-sought shape is surprisingly simple but has taken decades to uncover – and could find uses in everything from material science to decorating. Simple shapes such as squares and equilateral triangles can tile, or snugly cover a surface without gaps, in a repeating pattern that will be familiar to anyone who has stared at a bathroom wall. Mathematicians are interested in …
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