A prism is a 3D shape which has a constant cross section - both ends of the solid are the same shape and anywhere you cut parallel to these ends will give you the same shape. For example, in the prism ...

Ancient Greek mathematicians – most notably Plato - classified solid shapes thousands of years ago. Since then, remarkably few geometric ‘solid’ forms have been discovered and the last collection was ...

A team of engineers at North Carolina State University has designed a polymer “Chinese lantern” that can rapidly snap into ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Some examples of solids that incorporate 2D shapes are mentioned in this video by Sanchit — for example ...