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 ...

Physicists at CU Boulder have gone to creative lengths to earn their scouting merit badges for knot-tying. In a study published today in the journal Science, a team of researchers discovered a new way ...

(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 ...