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The physics behind ‘fractal painting’ revealed

05 Mar 2024 Michael Banks
Dendritic painting
Branching out: Fractals emerge when inks mixed with alcohol are applied to a surface coated with a layer of acrylic paint (Courtesy: Akiko Nakayama)
Two researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in Japan have examined the

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