Episode 8: Packing Shapes and graphene

Taking Maths Further Podcast by Peter Rowlett and Katie Steckles

Oct 24, 2014Education

This week the topic was the most efficient way to pack shapes in 2D and 3D space. We interviewed Jacek Wychowaniec, who’s a scientist studying applications of materials science to biology. We talked about how he uses man...

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