A prism is a 3D shape which has a constant cross section - both ends of the solid are the same shape and anywhere you cut parallel to these ends will give you the same shape. For example, in the prism ...

Cross sections tell physicists how likely particles are to interact in a given way. Imagine two billiard balls rolling toward one another. The likelihood of a collision depends on easy-to-grasp ...

Tiling a space with a repeated pattern that has no gaps or overlaps (a structure known as a tessellation) is what led mathematician [Gábor Domokos] to ponder a question: how few corners can a shape ...