helical
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It sits not on a foundation but on helical piers screwed into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Instead, hydrogen moves preferentially along well-defined helical pathways embedded within an ordered carbon structure."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
To demonstrate the capabilities of the method, the team fabricated helical nanodevices from the magnetic crystal Co3Sn2S2.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026
With Sutherland's new and innovative methods of studying sea creatures, scientists might come to realize that helical swimming is more pervasive than previously thought.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
The sermon was unnecessary, since to her mind there was not a shred of evidence that DNA was helical.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
