A micro-architected material made from tiny knots proves tougher and more durable than unknotted counterparts. In the latest advance in nano- and micro-architected materials, engineers at Caltech have ...

We tie our shoes, we put on neckties, we wrestle with power cords. Yet despite deep familiarity with knots, most people cannot tell a weak knot from a strong one by looking at them, new Johns Hopkins ...

Imagine living sometime around the early 1600s. You're standing on the deck of a wooden ship. The wind's biting, the sky's endless. And your captain's yelling, "Drop the log!" Back then, before sonar ...

These cast-iron baked garlic knots are crisp, pillowy, and packed with tons of sweet garlic flavor. Dinner rolls are a staple at any holiday table. Here, we’ve drawn inspiration from Chef and owner of ...

Imagine you’ve just completed a tough upper-body workout. Your muscles feel a bit tired, but all in all, you’re able to go about the rest of your day just fine. The next morning, you wake up and ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research ...