On: Mathematicians Have Found a Shape with a Pattern T...

[saint_abroad]

2 months later we have the "Spectre" - an aperiodic monotile (without reflections): https://aperiodical.com/2023/05/now-thats-what-i-call-an-ape...

Edit - a visual explanation of this journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfVwelta1fE

[shrx → saint_abroad]

Also previously discussed on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36119920

edit: and a live stream chat with the article's authors, worth a watch for the quirky tilings by Yoshiaki Araki alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OImGgciDZ_A

[idbehold → shrx]

One thread in that linked discussion was asking if one could buy ceramic tiles to tile a floor/wall, but no links provided. I'd really love to use one of these spectre tiles to redo a bathroom or backsplash. If anyone finds or knows of a manufacturer making these tiles please provide a link!