Tessellation is a repeating pattern made of one or more shapes, without the formation of gaps or overlaps. An example is the periodic arrangement of hexagonal cells found in honeycombs. Tessellation ...

Escherllate is a fun browser sketchbook built around tessellation. You draw on a central tile, and your lines instantly ...

Graphic artist Sam Kerr's tessellating mosaics – featuring birds, rabbits and dogs – are highly fashionable right now. Here he gives tips on how to create your own Mathematics has never been so ...

Morning! Tiling the floor? And what shaped tiles have you picked? Squares! That's a surprise. Ah, by putting the squares side to side like that you can make a pattern. This is called tessellation. And ...

The Japanese Space Flyer Unit with solar array unfurled. Photographed from the approaching space shuttle Endeavour during mission STS-72. Credit: NASA Say you’re going to launch a satellite into space ...