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

The asymmetric, helical ridges may even inspire low-drag hulls or fuselages that stay streamlined while promoting interior air flows.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

Over the next three to six months, the structure developed into cartilage containing tissue that closely replicated the ear's anatomical features, including the helical rim, the "anti-helix" rim-inside-the-rim and the central, conchal bowl.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2024

The magnetic fields induced by each atomic magnetic moment cancel each other out, so the helical magnets do not generate any macroscopic magnetic field.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

Francis ran through the helical theory itself, devoting only a few minutes to our progress with DNA.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson