helical
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It sits not on a foundation but on helical piers screwed into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
In optics, this concept applies both to materials and to light itself, which can travel in a helical pattern.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
As water flows past the DNA, it applies a spinning force to the helical molecule.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026
Using this approach, the team carved tiny helical structures from a topological magnetic crystal made of cobalt, tin, and sulfur, with the chemical formula Co3Sn2S2.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026
The visit would give him the opportunity to tell Dorothy about his success with Bill Cochran in working out the helical diffraction theory.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
