Knots are everywhere—from tangled headphones to DNA strands packed inside viruses—but how an isolated filament can knot ...

Knot theory, a branch of topology dedicated to the study of embeddings of circles in three-dimensional space, intersects deeply with homotopy theory—the study of continuous deformations between ...

Using computational predictive models, the scientists identified a shortlist, a kind of 'periodic table', of the most designable knot types, i.e. those knots that could easily self-assemble under ...

The knots in your shoelaces are familiar, but can you imagine knots made from light, water, or from the structured fluids ...

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When it comes to climbing, don’t underestimate the power of a well-tied knot. The importance of knots in climbing for both safety and efficiency can’t be overstated. The best climbers are those that ...

When you hear about knots in the umbilical cord, it can sound worrying, but they aren’t always dangerous. These knots usually ...

(Nanowerk News) Consider a short piece of rope: could you guess which knots are more likely to form if you crumple and shake it? Synthetic chemists have long been working on a molecular version of ...