New research has revealed a quantity related to the complexity and proportions of a tree's branches that artists have ...

Fractals are geometric objects that are self-similar, i.e., you can break them apart into smaller pieces which are exact (but smaller) replicas of the original object. These smaller pieces in turn, ...

Albuquerque is no stranger to fractals. The city is home to the Fractal Foundation, features fractal billboards around town, and even has a fractal ...

You probably haven't thought of fractals since your high school geometry class, but there's a chance you've crossed paths with the otherworldly patterns recently. From trippy dorm room posters to ...

The fractal indicator identifies potential trend reversals by spotting recurring patterns across different time scales.

"We've come up with something universal here that kind of applies to all trees in art and in nature," said Newberry, senior author of the study. "It's at the core of a lot of different depictions of ...

He wondered about building Tetris, a Turing Machine, or rendering fractals purely in CSS and HTML. The jury is still out if a Turing machine is possible, but he did manage to generate some simple ...

The occasion was the 100th anniversary of the Sierpiński triangle, a type of fractal. Through the event, Cambridge wanted to celebrate Sierpiński’s mathematical genius and strengthen ties between the ...