Newly discovered 3D ‘chair’ shape can fill all space without repeating patterns

October 12, 2026 · 10:00 am 2 sources

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• A unique shape, a 3D einstein tile, has been discovered
  Scientific American · October 12, 2026 10:00
  AI helped uncover a special object that can fill space without repeating patterns

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• Newly discovered 3D 'chair' shape can fill all space without repeating patterns
  Phys.org · October 13, 2026 15:30
  Software developer Ioannis Tsiokos has reported the discovery of a three-dimensional shape, which roughly resembles a chair, that can fill space infinitely without repeating a pattern. The shape follows certain mathematical rules that make it the first of its kind in three dimensions. The…