helical

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The tubes measure about 230 nm in diameter and are made of 5 to 6 right-handed helical fibers that twist together.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025

The asymmetric, helical ridges may even inspire low-drag hulls or fuselages that stay streamlined while promoting interior air flows.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

"The helical twist of these fibers is impossible to discern using an optical microscope, or even some super-resolution microscopes, because these things are just too small," Lew said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

"We have uncovered the potential capability of chirality memory in helical magnets for next-generation memory devices; it may offer high-density, non-volatile, and highly stable memory bits," adds Masuda.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

Every helical staircase I saw that weekend in Oxford made me more confident that other biological structures would also have helical symmetry.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson