Curiosity about a mistake that left tiny dots on a germanium wafer with evaporated metal films led to the discovery of beautiful spiral patterns etched on the surface of the semiconductor by a ...
"Spiral growth: Feedback loop behind spiral patterns in plants uncovered?." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 11 / 161103124427.htm (accessed January 7, 2026).
The spiral pattern of an Aloe polyphylla plant at the University of California Botanical Garden. Stan Shebs via Wikicommons under CC BY-SA 3.0 To the untrained eye, plants may appear to grow rather ...