Mirroring the Fibonacci number sequence (made famous in The Da Vinci Code), their optical rotatum propagates in a logarithmic spiral that is seen in the shell of a nautilus, the seeds of a ...

Patterns exist all around the world, creating unforgettable designs exhibited by organisms and acts of nature. Some of these designs even share surprising connections, like a spiral shape seen in ...

X-ray of Nautilus Shell (Edward Charles Le Grice, c.1910) shows how progressive rhythym can be found in nature. The shell is made up of a series of identically-shaped sections that grow larger as ...

The optical rotatum's logarithmic spiral follows a pattern often found in nature, including nautilus shells. (Image Credit: Capasso Lab / Harvard SEAS) Patterns exist all around the world, creating ...