Some trends fade into the sunset never to be seen again, while others rise again to see another heyday. These tile shapes ...

A man installs pattern hexagonal tiles on a bathroom floor - Ronstik/Getty Images Though you may not always notice the tiles in your kitchen and bathroom, they do play a role in how your home appears.

Mathematicians have discovered a single shape that can be used to cover a surface completely without ever creating a repeating pattern. The long-sought shape is surprisingly simple but has taken ...

A new shape called an einstein has taken the math world by storm. The craggy, hat-shaped tile can cover an infinite plane with patterns that never repeat. Creatively tiling a bathroom floor isn’t just ...

A new 13-sided shape is the first example of an elusive "einstein" — a single shape that can be tiled infinitely without repeating a pattern. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...