Richard Smalley

Diamond, for all its great beauty, is not nearly as interesting as the hexagonal plane of graphite. It is not nearly as interesting because we live in a three-dimensional space, and in diamond, each atom is surrounded in all three directions in space by a full coordination.

American Scientist

I don't think people have ever really been in touch with science. They're drawn to it, but they don't know why they're drawn to it. For example, you may be blown away by the structure of something, like a soccer ball or a geodesic dome, with its hexagonal shapes.

American Musician

Luke Rockhold

I always look for bigger and better things, and if the UFC wants to bring in some top contenders, I'm more than welcome to welcome them in our hexagon.

American Athlete

Tom Noddy

On good days, I've done bubbles with as many as 38 faces - a row of pentagons, a row of hexagons, and another row of pentagons on bottom.

American Entertainer

Hod Lipson

A hexagonal piece of cheese is a lot better than a square piece of cheese.

Refers to the physical shape in the real world, not abstract mathematical concepts.

Geometric Shape

Hexagons can be found in everyday life, like in tiles or designs.

Common Objects

Hexagonal patterns are common in nature, helping to identify the shape.

Nature Patterns

Explores the properties and types of hexagons used in geometry.

Mathematical Properties

Use this term when discussing specific mathematical problems or theories.

Math Specificity

Understanding this word is key to discussing and understanding geometry.

Geometry Vocabulary

 One suggested triangles, "We can use triangles. Look! They fit together perfectly." Another bee suggested squares. Finally, a third bee piped up and said, "Pentagons don't seem to work, but hexagons do! We want the one that will use the least amount of wax and be able to store the most amount of honey.

Why do honeybees love...

 it was soap bubbles that helped us generate a building form that would work regardless of the final ground levels. Studying pollen grains and radiolaria and carbon molecules helped us devise the most efficient structural solution using hexagons and pentagons. The next move was that we wanted

Michael Pawlyn: Using...

 So he designed this lid that's got an upside-down hexagon so you can get your nose right in there and get maximum aroma. And so I was delighted talking to him, and it made me realize there are hundreds of masterpieces all around us that we totally take for granted.

My journey to thank all...

 It's over twice the size of Earth and shaped in a near-perfect hexagon. Each of the six sides is believed to be the result of jet streams, which all encircle a massive hurricane. Because of Saturn's inhospitable environment, the planet cannot support life -

Saturn 101 PIPE National...

 it's hexagonal, it's coated with gold so it reflects infrared light. It is 21 feet across. It is protected by a five-layer metalized plastic sunshade as large as a tennis court. This telescope is so large that it could not fit into the rocket

How the James Webb Space...

 According to legend, when this planet was young and molten, three galactic terraformers shaped it into a paradise. When their work was done, they sought out new worlds, but left the source of their power three powerful golden hexagons,

Can you solve Dongle's...

 that Pappus and the bees were right -- the best shape to use was the hexagon. And that became a theorem, the honeycomb theorem, that will be true forever and ever, for longer than any diamond you may have.

Eduardo Sáenz de...

 Importantly, it also works for some polygons with fewer sides, including heptagons, hexagons, and pentagons. That’s good news, because if you cut off the sharp corners of the blob triangle,

Can you solve the...

 when Saturn's northern spring began. Is it just me, or is this whirling hexagon at Saturn's north pole every bit as exotic as the fantasies our ancient ancestors had of these worlds?

The Sacrifice of Cassini...

 still has the same score as the three year old finally it's the real bird brain teaser counting corners starting with a six cornered hexagon five six that's right good job how many