helical

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In optics, this concept applies both to materials and to light itself, which can travel in a helical pattern.

From Science Daily • Mar. 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

In a non-polar solvent like methylcyclohexane, chlorophyll derivatives with smaller second-generation dendrons were stacked into helical fibers, while those with bulkier, third-generation dendrons remained in smaller, disc-shaped aggregates.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

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

Francis saw no reason to understate the power of the helical theory and within several minutes revealed the way Bessel functions gave neat answers.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson