How patterns in nature arise and inspire everything from scientific theory to biodegradable materials

Nature is full of patterns. Among them are tiling patterns, which mimic what you’d see on a tiled bathroom floor, characterized by both tiles and interfaces—such as grout—in between. In nature, a giraffe’s coloring is an example of a tiling pattern. But what makes these natural patterns form?


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Source: Phys.org